Obra, Uttar Pradesh

Obra
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Obra Location of Obra in Uttar Pradesh and India
Coordinates	24°25′N 82°59′E / 24.42°N 82.98°E / 24.42; 82.98Coordinates: 24°25′N 82°59′E / 24.42°N 82.98°E / 24.42; 82.98
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District(s)	Sonebhadra
Population	52,398 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 170 metres (560 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 231219 • Telephone • +05445 • Vehicle • UP 64

Obra (Acronym for Outer Bank of Rihand Area) is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Sonbhadra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Obra is located 120 km from Varanasi at the Bank of Sone River with population of 52,398 As per 2001 India Census. The city which is located next to Obra is Chopan and Robertsganj which is around 12 km and 35 km respectively. Obra has two power stations: one is thermal power station and another is Hydel power station which is located near Obra Dam. It has one Thermal Training Institute for training purpose and one government Hospital. Obra has number of good schools. Obra has two big stadium Gandhi Maidan & B R Ambaedkar Stadium and One children park. There are three Banks operating at Obra i.e. State Bank Of India, Allahabad Bank & Bank Of Baroda. Obra has one small Railway station, However reservation of tickets are issued at Chopan Railway station only as Obra doesn’t have that facility. There is One CISF Colony which is located next to power plant .

Geography

Obra is located at 24°25′N 82°59′E / 24.42°N 82.98°E / 24.42; 82.98^[1]. It has an average elevation of 170 metres (557 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census^[2], Obra had a population of 52,398. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Obra has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 65%. In Obra, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Power stations

Obra stands by the side of the Sone river, a tributary of the Ganges. The environment around nicely supports the Thermal and Hydel Power Station. The thermal station has 13 units with the total capacity of 1550 MW and the Hydel has a maximum capacity of 99 MW. but the power plant has passed an upgrade of 2 more unit with a power generation capacity of 660MW which is expected to be ready by 2011. The power plant will surely help coping the deficiency of electricity. One of the major achievements for the plant is that it was the Asia's number 1 Thermal Power production plant in the 1980s.

Economy

Obra is place consisting majority of business class people with 10% of the people owning stone crushing and transport business. Rest 30% work in the power plant and remaining have their own shops of goods and services. Obra is a fast developing area .

Schools

The town boasts of schools of repute. Students come from adjoining towns as well. Some of the schools of Obra are:

1. Sacred Heart Convent School
2. Obra Inter College
3. Shishu Shiksha Niketan
4. Govt.P.G.College
5. Saraswati Shishu Mandir
6. Primary School
7. Bal Vidhaya Mandir
8. Siksha Niketan Inter college
9. Islamia Inter college
10. Modern Convent school
11. Swami Sathyananda Saraswati Vidyalaya
12. Girls Inter College
13. Vidya Mandir

Festivals

1. Makar Sankranti
2. Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid )
3. Muharram
4. Republic Day
5. Maha Shiv Ratri
6. Holi
7. Shri Krishna Janamasthami
8. Independence Day
9. Dussehra
10. Durga Pooja
11. Diwali
12. Chatt Pooja
13. Gandhi's Jayanti
14. Christmas

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Obra
2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.