About Obra Village

Obra is a mid sized village in Pandu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,351, made up of 703 males and 648 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 732 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 812124, 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	Pandu
Pincode	812124
Area (hectares)	732 hectares
Population	1,351
Male Population	703
Female Population	648
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Obra compares

By the 2011 count Obra is the 17th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents. Its 732 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 112 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 27 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	Chatrā	7.5 km
Nearest railway station	Shivpur	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pandu	34 km
District headquarters	Palamu	112 km

Villages closest to Obra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pandu 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 1,351. That makes it the 17th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents.

Obra village has 703 males and 648 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Obra has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Obra is 812124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Obra covers 732 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Obra falls under Pandu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Obra is Shivpur, about 27 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Obra.

Obra is about 112 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 Pandu tehsil of Palamu district. Chatrā is about 7.5 km away. Shivpur is about 27 km away. Pandu is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.