Obra is a small town 15 km away from the district headquarters on

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(

Patna Patna (; , ISO 15919, ISO: ''Paṭanā''), historically known as Pataliputra, Pāṭaliputra, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, ...

Aurangabad Aurangabad (), officially renamed as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in 2023, is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Aurangabad district and is the largest city in the Marathwada region. Located on a ...

). As of 2018, Obra has a population of 14,786. In the Obra block, there are 20 '' Panchayats'' each with an average of 6 villages. The geographic block is demarcated in the east and south by

Daudnagar Daudnagar (ISO: ''Dāūdanagara'') is a town and the subdivisional headquarter of Daudnagar Subdivision in Aurangabad district in the state of Bihar, India under the Magadh division. Until 1991, there was only one Subdivision in the Aurangabad ...

, Rafiganj,

and in the west by

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. Situated on the confluence of the

Punpun Punpun is a satellite town in the Patna Metropolitan Region, Patna district, in the Indian state of Bihar. Geography It is located 10 km south of Patna. The name Punpun comes from the nearby Punpun River, a tributary of the Ganges ...

and Adri rivers, the rolling topography of the town is typical, spread on the plain of the

Son river Sone River, also spelt Son River, is a perennial river located in central India. It originates near Amarkantak Hill in Pendra (Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district), Chhattisgarh and finally merges with the Ganges river near Maner in Patna, Biha ...

bed, known for its very fertile land.

Geography

Obra is located in the eastern part of

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at . The town is surrounded by three rivers: Punpun which flows from the western and northern part, the Adri River which crosses the eastern areas near the village Deokali, as well as the

which flows through the west of this geographic area. Obra is situated 114 km from the capital city of

Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...

. Obra is situated in the plain of the Son river, which is responsible for making the surrounding land very fertile. Obra is not far from the Ratan hillock of the Magadh range and the Chhotanagpur plateau of

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(in the Jharkhand state).

Population

As of 2018 Obra has a population of 7,846 males and 6,940 females.

Economy

The economy of Obra is mainly dependent on agriculture and

sesame Sesame (; ''Sesamum indicum'') is a plant in the genus '' Sesamum'', also called benne. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in India. It is widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world and is cultivated for ...

farming (''Til ka tel''). The vast tracts of fertile land in the region support the economic output of Obra. It is recognized as the rice bowl of Magadh region which trades with all parts of Bihar and Jharkhand. It is also well known for the production of ''Kaleen'' (carpets). The tradition of weaving beautiful and unique carpets in the town dates back to the 15th century. The ''Kambal'' (blanket) industry in Obra is supported by the government. A processing plant for raw blanket has been established in Obra for 50 years, and the trade of ''kambal''s dates back 100 years. These sectors give employment to more than 1000 people.

References

External links

Obra in Wikimapia
{{Magadh Division Populated places on the Punpun River Cities and towns in Aurangabad district, Bihar