# Obra Village, Baroh, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Baroh, Kangra 

# Obra

Obra is a village in Baroh sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176029**. The 2011 Census counted **270 people in 61 households**, the 24th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.2%.

- 270people (2011)
- 61households
- 89.3%literacy
- 176029PIN code

## Obra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Obra is 176029.** Obra falls in Baroh sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176029
- Community development blockKangra
- Census village code010080

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Obra from nearby towns?

- Baroh (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)47 km by road
- Jwalamukhi (nearest town)13 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Obra?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Obra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bane Di Hatti
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bane Di Hatti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baroh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sarotari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Obra known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 47% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Obra

Of every 100 households in Obra in 2011, 98 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Obra · ■ Baroh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**31%

Tap water ****3%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**70%

Use banking services ****98%**

**97%

Television ****70%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**9%

Own their home ****95%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Obra?

■ Obra · ■ Baroh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%**

**84.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**1079

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**900

Working population ****53.0%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 82.5% for women. 53% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 43 (30%) · **■** Marginal 95 (66%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Baroh

- Muhu Lahr298 people
- Bariala294 people
- Kalru277 people
- Malmunhu277 people
- Muktehar262 people
- Nand255 people
- Morath251 people
- Bag Sapiara248 people

[All 169 villages in Baroh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/baroh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Obra?176029
- How far is Obra from Dharmsala?47 km by road
- What is the population of Obra?270 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Obra in?Kangra district (Baroh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Obra?89.3% (Census 2011)