Obra Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Obra is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. The Obra city is divided into 20 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 9,023 families residing in the Obra city. The total population of Obra is 46,574 out of which 24,804 are males and 21,770 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Obra is 878.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Obra city is 5733 which is 12% of the total population. There are 3044 male children and 2689 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Obra is 883 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (878).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Obra is 83.9%. Thus Obra has higher literacy rate compared to 64% of Sonbhadra district. The male literacy rate is 91.13% and the female literacy rate is 75.65% in Obra.

Obra Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 9,023 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Obra Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Obra Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 5,733 3,044 2,689
Literacy 83.9% 79.9% 66.3%
Scheduled Caste 5,549 2,999 2,550
Scheduled Tribe 1,155 619 536
Illiterate 12,310 4,975 7,335

Caste-wise Population - Obra

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.5% of total population in Obra.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,549 2,999 2,550
Schedule Tribe 1,155 619 536

Religion-wise Population - Obra

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Obra is 40,723 which is 87.44% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Obra is 5,296 which is 11.37% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Obra as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 40,723 (87.44%) 21,765 18,958
Muslim 5,296 (11.37%) 2,746 2,550
Christian 299 (0.64%) 146 153
Sikh 147 (0.32%) 84 63
Buddhist 9 (0.02%) 5 4
Jain 46 (0.1%) 25 21
Other Religion 5 (0.01%) 3 2
No Religion Specified 49 (0.11%) 30 19

Literacy Rate - Obra

The total literacy rate of Obra was 83.9% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 34,264 literates, males were 19,829 while females were 14,435. Also the male literacy rate was 91.13% and the female literacy rate was 75.65% in Obra.

  Obra Uttar Pradesh
Female 75.65% 57.18%
Male 91.13% 77.28%
Total 83.9% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Obra

The Sex Ratio of Obra is 878. Thus per every 1000 men there were 878 females in Obra. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 883 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 878 ) of Obra.

Child Population - Obra

According to Census 2011, there were 5,733 children between age 0 to 6 years in Obra. Out of which 3,044 were male while 2,689 were female.

Working Population - Obra

In Obra Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 13,568 were engaged in work activities. 83.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 13,568 workers engaged in Main Work, 68 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 158 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,360 9,974 1,386
Cultivators 68 57 11
Agriculture Labourer 158 119 39
Household Industries 934 706 228
Other Workers 10,200 9,092 1,108
Marginal Workers 2,208 1,578 630
Non Working 33,006 13,252 19,754

Obra Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Obra is further divided into 20 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,288 73.7% 848
2 Ward No - 2 1,613 72.6% 837
3 Ward No - 3 3,423 57.6% 858
4 Ward No - 4 1,995 75.3% 926
5 Ward No - 5 889 76.7% 883
6 Ward No - 6 1,898 76.6% 883
7 Ward No - 7 2,743 71.6% 852
8 Ward No - 8 2,330 80.7% 915
9 Ward No - 9 2,387 69.4% 902
10 Ward No - 10 2,392 75.5% 942
11 Ward No - 11 2,898 80.3% 924
12 Ward No - 12 2,621 79.8% 819
13 Ward No - 13 1,643 69.5% 902
14 Ward No - 14 2,230 75.5% 874
15 Ward No - 15 2,750 51.2% 923
16 Ward No - 16 1,461 70.4% 988
17 Ward No - 17 3,676 80.8% 858
18 Ward No - 18 3,481 79.5% 815
19 Ward No - 19 2,023 80.3% 834
20 Ward No - 20 1,833 78.9% 872

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