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About Obra Village

Obra is a large village in Bardiha tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,009, made up of 1,040 males and 969 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Obra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Obra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Bardiha
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 284.69 hectares
Population 2,009
Male Population 1,040
Female Population 969
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Obra compares

By the 2011 count Obra is the 7th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,724 residents. Its 284.69 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

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 10+ 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 20 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Untari Road, about 7.1 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
Tehsil headquarters Bardiha 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Untari Road 7.1 km
Nearest town Bishrāmpur 18 km
District headquarters Garhwa 20 km

Villages closest to Obra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bardiha 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 2,009. That makes it the 7th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,724 residents.

Obra village has 1,040 males and 969 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Obra has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Obra is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Obra covers 284.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Obra falls under Bardiha tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Obra is Untari Road, about 7.1 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 10+ km distance for Obra.

Obra is about 20 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Obra is in Bardiha tehsil of Garhwa district. Bardiha is about 5.7 km away. Untari Road is about 7.1 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarsatia (under 2 km), Babhni (1.8 km) and Gangtaria (2.2 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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