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About Kiski Village

Kiski is a mid sized village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 345 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiski Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiski village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 834003
Area (hectares) 491 hectares
Population 704
Male Population 345
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kiski compares

By the 2011 count Kiski is the 55th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 491 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kiski

Kiski is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kiski as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kiski from other places

Kiski lies about 13 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 6.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kiski
Nearest railway station Balasiring 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 12 km
District headquarters Ranchi 13 km

Villages closest to Kiski

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Namkum tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kiski

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiski village had a population of 704. That makes it the 55th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Kiski village has 345 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiski has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kiski is 834003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiski covers 491 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kiski falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kiski is Balasiring, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kiski.

Kiski is about 13 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiski is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Balasiring is about 6.7 km away. Namkum is about 12 km away. Ranchi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sorha (under 2 km), Bumru (1.7 km) and Saheda (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kiski today is likely to be higher.

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