# Obira Village, Palkot, Gumla (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Palkot, Gumla 

# Obira

Obira is a village in Palkot sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835220**. The 2011 Census counted **806 people in 139 households**, the 34th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 806people (2011)
- 139households
- 73.4%literacy
- 835220PIN code

## Obira PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Obira is 835220.** Obira falls in Palkot sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835220
- Gram panchayatKulukara
- Community development blockPalkot
- Census village code376362

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

## How far is Obira from nearby towns?

- Paalkot (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)40 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)40 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 Obira?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Obira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Paalkot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gumla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Obira known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 21% of the 687 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Obira

Of every 100 households in Obira in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Obira · ■ Palkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****40%**

**52%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Obira?

■ Obira · ■ Palkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1077**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1140**

**960

Working population ****64.0%**

**58.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 66.3% for women. 67% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 276 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 227 (44%)

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 Palkot

- Marda959 people
- Dombabira863 people
- Lotwa863 people
- Tetartoli844 people
- Bhaunratoli781 people
- Keratoli760 people
- Hansdoin751 people
- Solga726 people

[All 73 villages in Palkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/palkot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Obira?835220
- How far is Obira from Gumla?40 km by road
- What is the population of Obira?806 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Obira in?Gumla district (Palkot sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Obira?73.4% (Census 2011)