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Kisko, Lohardaga

Coordinates: 23°31′06″N 84°39′57″E / 23.5184°N 84.6657°E / 23.5184; 84.6657
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Kisko
Village
Kisko is located in Jharkhand
Kisko
Kisko
Location in Jharkhand, India
Kisko is located in India
Kisko
Kisko
Kisko (India)
Coordinates: 23°31′06″N 84°39′57″E / 23.5184°N 84.6657°E / 23.5184; 84.6657
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictLohardaga
Government
 • TypeFederal democracy
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,278
Languages *
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
835302
Telephone/ STD code06526
Vehicle registrationJH 08
Literacy84.69%
Lok Sabha constituencyLohardaga
Vidhan Sabha constituencyLoharadaga
Websitelohardaga.nic.in
Map
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8km
5miles
South Koel
River
Pakhar
B
Pakhar, Lohardaga (B)
Hisri
B
Hisri (B)
Bagru
B
Bagru, Lohardaga (B)
Lohardaga
M
Lohardaga (M)
Senha
R
Senha (R)
Peshrar
R
Peshrar (R)
Kuru
R
Kuru, Lohardaga (R)
Kisko
R
Kairo
R
Kairo, Lohardaga (R)
Bhandra
R
Bhandra, Lohardaga (R)
Cities, towns and locations in Lohardaga district in South Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, B: Bauxite mining centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

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

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Location

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

Area overview

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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.[1]

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

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Police station

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There is a police station at Kisko.[2]

CD block HQ

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The headquarters of Kisko CD block are located at Kisko village.[3]

Demographics

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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).[4]

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

Education

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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.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

References

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  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.