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About Obra Village

Obra is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 118 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Obra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Obra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 70.75 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 118
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Obra compares

By the 2011 count Obra is the 56th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 70.75 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Obra

Obra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Obra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Obra from other places

Obra lies about 35 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 35 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 Obra
Nearest town Sundarnagar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 22 km
District headquarters Mandi 35 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 35 km

Villages closest to Obra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nihri 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 Obra

As per the Census of India 2011, Obra village had a population of 253. That makes it the 56th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Obra village has 118 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Obra has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Obra is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Obra covers 70.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Obra falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Obra is Summer Hill, about 35 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Obra.

Obra is about 35 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Obra is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 20 km away. Nihri is about 22 km away. Mandi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamasan (under 2 km), D P F Kathyuni (under 2 km) and Kathyuni (under 2 km).

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

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