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About Obar Village

Obar is a mid sized village in Angara tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,443, made up of 695 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 640.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Obar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Obar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Angara
Pincode 835102
Area (hectares) 640.28 hectares
Population 1,443
Male Population 695
Female Population 748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Obar compares

By the 2011 count Obar is the 26th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 640.28 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Obar

Obar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Obar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Obar from other places

Obar lies about 34 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Jonha, about 7.8 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 Obar
Nearest railway station Jonha 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Angara 13 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 16 km
District headquarters Ranchi 34 km

Villages closest to Obar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Obar village had a population of 1,443. That makes it the 26th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Obar village has 695 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Obar has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Obar is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Obar covers 640.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Obar falls under Angara tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Obar is Jonha, about 7.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Obar.

Obar is about 34 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Obar is in Angara tehsil of Ranchi district. Jonha is about 7.8 km away. Angara is about 13 km away. Chitarpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badri (under 2 km), Beti (2.8 km) and Nawagarh (3.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Obar today is likely to be higher.

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