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About Obna Village

Obna is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 21 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Obna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Obna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171001
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 56
Male Population 21
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,667
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 Obna compares

By the 2011 count Obna is the 357th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Obna

Obna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Obna 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. The nearest villages by name are Niahi, Niaog, Nihari and Niun. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Obna

As per the Census of India 2011, Obna village had a population of 56. That makes it the 357th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Obna village has 21 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Obna has about 1667 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Obna is 171001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Obna covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Obna falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Obna notes the nearest railway station 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 Obna.

Obna is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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