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About Obra Village

Obra is a small village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 195 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,174 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Obra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Obra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chauparan
Pincode 825406
Area (hectares) 86.78 hectares
Population 424
Male Population 195
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,174
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 118th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 86.78 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

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 10+ 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 39 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Barhi, about 4.8 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 railway station Barhi 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Chauparan 14 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 18 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 39 km

Villages closest to Obra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chauparan 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 424. That makes it the 118th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Obra village has 195 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Obra has about 1174 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Obra is 825406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Obra covers 86.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Obra falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Obra is Barhi, about 4.8 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 <5 km distance for Obra.

Obra is about 39 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Obra is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Barhi is about 4.8 km away. Chauparan is about 14 km away. Jhumri Telaiya 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 Sewai (under 2 km), Bachhsi (under 2 km) and Hadahi (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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