About Obira Village

Obira is a mid sized village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 806, made up of 388 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 687 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Obira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Obira village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Palkot
Pincode	835220
Area (hectares)	687 hectares
Population	806
Male Population	388
Female Population	418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,077
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Obira compares

By the 2011 count Obira is the 34th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 687 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1020.

Getting to Obira

Obira is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Obira as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Obira from other places

Obira lies about 30 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bano, about 32 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 Obira
Tehsil headquarters	Palkot	11 km
Nearest town	Simdega	22 km
District headquarters	Gumla	30 km
Nearest railway station	Bano	32 km

Villages closest to Obira

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Obira

As per the Census of India 2011, Obira village had a population of 806. That makes it the 34th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Obira village has 388 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Obira has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Obira is 835220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Obira covers 687 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Obira falls under Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Obira is Bano, about 32 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Obira.

Obira is about 30 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Obira is in Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Palkot is about 11 km away. Simdega is about 22 km away. Gumla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.