Kisko block

Kisko (Hindi: किसको) is one of the administrative blocks of Lohardaga district, Jharkhand state, India.

Kisko
किसको
Block
Nickname(s): किसको
Kisko
Location in Jharkhand, India
Kisko
Kisko (India)
Coordinates: 23°31′N 84°40′E / 23.51°N 84.66°E / 23.51; 84.66Coordinates: 23°31′N 84°40′E / 23.51°N 84.66°E / 23.51; 84.66
Country  India
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Block Kisko
Languages
 • Official Bhojpuri, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 835302
Vehicle registration JH

About Kisko Lohardaga Jharkhand

Kisko block is situated in the East region of Lohardaga district,. 14 gram panchayats covered by 65 villages with a total population of 83,922, male population was 41,989, female population 41,933.There were 14,568 persons in 0-6 years age group.

Languages

Languages spoken here include Asuri, an Austroasiatic language spoken by approximately 17 000 in India, largely in the southern part of Palamu;[1] and Bhojpuri, a tongue in the Bihari language group with almost 40 000 000 speakers, written in both the Devanagari and Kaithi scripts.[2]

Facilities

  • Market: A small market called the Kisko bazar is situated in middle of the block.

See also

References

  1. ↑ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Asuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  2. ↑ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Bhojpuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
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