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Kisko
Village
KiskoLocation in Jharkhand, IndiaShow map of JharkhandKiskoKisko (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°31′06″N 84°39′57″E / 23.5184°N 84.6657°E / 23.5184; 84.6657
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Lohardaga
Government
• Type	Federal democracy
Population
• Total	2,278
Languages *
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	835302
Telephone/ STD code	06526
Vehicle registration	JH 08
Literacy	84.69%
Lok Sabha constituency	Lohardaga
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Loharadaga
Website	lohardaga.nic.in

Kisko is a village in the Kisko CD block in the Lohardaga Sadar subdivision of the Lohardaga district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Kisko is located at 23°31′06″N 84°39′57″E / 23.5184°N 84.6657°E / 23.5184; 84.6657

Area overview

The map alongside shows an undulating plateau area with the hilly tract in the west and north-west. Three Bauxite mining centres are marked. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with 87.6% of the population living in the rural areas.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

Police station

There is a police station at Kisko.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Kisko CD block are located at Kisko village.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Kisko had a population of 2,278 (1,260 (55%) males and 1,018 (45%) females). Population in the age range 0–6 years was 351. The number of literate persons in Kisko was 1,632 (84.69% of the population over 6 years).

(*For language details see Kisko block#Language and religion)

Education

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2005. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. The school has a playground, a library with 2,500 books and has five computers for learning and teaching purposes.

Residential High School Kisko is a Hindi-medium boys only institution established in 1962. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class X. The school has a playground, a library with 3,722 books and has five computers for teaching and learning purposes.

S.S. High School Kisko is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1974. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. The school has a playground and a library with 600 books.

Project Girls High School Kisko is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1984. It has facilities for teaching from class VII to class X. The school has a playground and a library with 700 books.

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 9: Physical features, Page 22: Census findings. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
2. "District Police Profile - Lohardaga". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
3. "District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Lohardaga district on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
4. "District Census Handbook, Lohardaga, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 362897, page 56-57. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
5. "KGBV Kisko". Schools.org. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
6. "Residential HS Kisko". Schools.org. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
7. "S.S. High School Kisko". Schools.org. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
8. "Project Girls HS Kisko". Schools.org. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

• Villages in Lohardaga district