Obra, India
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Obra is a town and a Nagar Panchayat
in Sonbhadra district in the India
n 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 .
, 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.
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 .
Nagar Panchayat
A nagar palika or nagar panchayat is a form of an urban political unit in India comparable to a municipality.An urban centre with more than 30,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat....
in Sonbhadra district in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
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of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
. 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 24.42°N 82.98°E. It has an average elevation of 170 metres (557 feet).Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, 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:- Sacred Heart Convent School
- Obra Inter College
- Shishu Shiksha Niketan
- Govt.P.G.College
- Saraswati Shishu Mandir
- Primary School
- Bal Vidhaya Mandir
- Siksha Niketan Inter college
- Islamia Inter college
- Modern Convent school
- Swami Sathyananda Saraswati Vidyalaya
- Girls Inter College
- Vidya Mandir
Festivals
- Makar Sankranti
- Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid )
- Muharram
- Republic Day
- Maha Shiv Ratri
- Holi
- Shri Krishna Janamasthami
- Independence Day
- Dussehra
- Durga Pooja
- Diwali
- Chatt Pooja
- Gandhi's Jayanti
- Christmas