Obra, Uttar Pradesh

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Obra
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Obra
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Obra
Obra (India)
Coordinates: 24°25′N82°59′E / 24.42°N 82.98°E / 24.42; 82.98
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonebhadra
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total46,574
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
231219
Telephone code05445
Vehicle registration UP-64
Website sonbhadra.nic.in/default1.aspx

Obra is a town, Tehsil, and Assembly constituency of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located in the Sonebhadra district. It has been upgraded from the stature of Nagar Panchayat, and was previously a part of the Mirzapur District. Obra is located 137 km from Varanasi at the Banks of Renu & Sone River with population of 46,574 as per the 2011 India Census. State-owned UPRVUNL and UPJVUNL have a coal-fired thermal power plant and a hydroelectric power plant in Obra, respectively. The thermal and hydroelectric power industries are the major source of employment, either directly or indirectly . Obra is not very well connected by rail. The nearest railway station is Chopan, which is about 10 kilometers from Obra, [2] and has connectivity to other major cities of India. Recreational places in Obra include Jawahar Bal Udayan (Children's Park), Ambedkar Stadium, Lord Shiva's temple, Sone river banks, and Parsoi and Kharatiya villages. Restructuring of government residential colony is ongoing (as of 2020) as new power plants are being constructed.

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Geography

Obra is located at 24°25′N82°59′E / 24.42°N 82.98°E / 24.42; 82.98 . [3] It has an average elevation in the range of 315 and 485 metres. [4]

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, [5] Obra had a 406,574 of which 204,804 are males while 201,770 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Obra has an average literacy rate of 87% , higher than the state average of 67.68%: male literacy is around 91.5%, and female literacy is 86.9%. In Obra, 12.36% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Power stations

Obra stands by the side of the Renu & Sone rivers, tributaries of the Ganga. The environment around nicely supports the Thermal and Hydroelectric (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. Thermal power station-B houses India's first 200 MW installed and commissioned units. Pushing aside heavy competition from home-bred companies like BHEL and L&T, South Korean's top power equipment manufacturer Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Company's Indian arm, Doosan Power Systems India (DPSI), clinched two super-critical power projects of 1,320 MW each in Uttar Pradesh. the 2×660 MW Obra C project, in Sonebhadra district, would be a brownfield project and will cost R10,416 crore. The construction is now underway. Both the projects are expected to start generating 1320 MW of power each by 2021. [6]

Economy

Apart from the power plants, stone-crushing and transportation are major employment providers . Retail shops also form a chunk of the economy.

Media and communications

All India Radio has a local station in Obra, which broadcasts mainly in Hindi and Bhojpuri. The station started on 28.08.1993. It operates on 102.7 MHz.

Schools and Colleges and coaching

  1. Rajkiya Snatakottar Mahavidyalaya (Obra Degree College)
  2. Vidya Niketan Junior High School Sector-10
  3. Sacred Heart Convent School
  4. Obra Inter College
  5. Kiddies Care English School
  6. Shishu Shiksha Niketan
  7. Saraswati Shishu Mandir
  8. Career Convent educational school
  9. Bal Vidya Mandir
  10. Shiksha Niketan Intermediate College
  11. Modern Convent School
  12. Swami Satyananda Saraswati Vidyalaya
  13. Girls Inter College
  14. Saraswati Vidya Mandir
  15. Islamia School
  16. Islamia Inter College
  17. Atmaram Pvt ITI Gajraj Nagar, Chopan Road, Obra
  18. DAV Public School
  19. Vijay ITI
  20. om coaching center sector 8 obra
  21. English medium School, Govt.School, Billi Gav
  22. Vikash coaching center khairatiya

Religious places

  1. Sharda Mandir Chopan Road
  2. Hanuman Mandir, at junction of Chopan Road and VIP Road
  3. Maa Sheetla Mandir, Chopan Road
  4. gaytri mandir sec-8
  5. Someswar Mahadev Mandir, Bhalua Tola
  6. Shiv Mandir, Sector 10
  7. Islamia Mosque, VIP Road
  8. Sacred Heart Church, VIP Road
  9. Sankat Mochan Mandir, Sector 2
  10. Baba Bhuteshwar Darbar Cave, Sector 3
  11. Buddha Vihar, Ambedkar Chauraha
  12. Chitra Gupta Mandir, Ram Mandir Colony
  13. Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Obra Sonebhadra
  14. Noori Maszid, Bhalua Tola
  15. Millat Nagar Mosque
  16. St.Luke's Church, sector-8
  17. Shiv Parvati Amar Gufa, Salaibanwa
  18. Geeta mandir , sector 8

Places to visit

Notable people


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References

  1. ↑ "Census of India: Search Details". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Obra on the map". Google Maps.
  3. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Obra
  4. ↑ "Aerobiological investigation of atmosphere around thermal power plant, Obra, Sonebhadra, U P, India" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  6. ↑ "Doosan Power clinches Rs 21,000 cr thermal power projects in UP". 5 October 2016.
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