About Obra Village

Obra is a small village in Hussainabad tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 54 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Obra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Obra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Hussainabad
Pincode	822116
Area (hectares)	32 hectares
Population	104
Male Population	54
Female Population	50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Obra compares

By the 2011 count Obra is the 134th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Obra

Obra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Obra 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 5 - 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 25 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Harubera, about 17 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	Kathhāra	15 km
Nearest railway station	Harubera	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hussainabad	25 km
District headquarters	Palamu	25 km

Villages closest to Obra

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

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Common questions about Obra

As per the Census of India 2011, Obra village had a population of 104. That makes it the 134th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Obra village has 54 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Obra has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Obra is 822116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Obra covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Obra falls under Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Obra is Harubera, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Obra.

Obra is about 25 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Obra is in Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district. Kathhāra is about 15 km away. Harubera is about 17 km away. Hussainabad is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.