Geography
Obra is located at . It has an average elevation in the range of 315 and 485 metres.Demographics
IndiaPower 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.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
#BHABHA COACHING CLASSES run by well acclaimed Chemistry teacher Mr.OP SINGH. # Rajkiya Snatakottar Mahavidyalaya (Obra Degree College) # Vidya Niketan Junior High School Sector-10 # Sacred Heart Convent School # Obra Inter College # Kiddies Care English School # Shishu Shiksha Niketan # Saraswati Shishu Mandir # Career Convent educational school # Bal Vidya Mandir # Shiksha Niketan Intermediate College # Modern Convent School # Swami Satyananda Saraswati Vidyalaya # Girls Inter College # Saraswati Vidya Mandir # Islamia School # Islamia Inter College # Atmaram Pvt ITI Gajraj Nagar, Chopan Road, Obra # DAV Public School # Vijay ITI # om coaching center sector 8 obra # English medium School, Govt.School, Billi Gav #Vikash coaching center khairatiyaReligious places
# Sharda Mandir Chopan Road # Hanuman Mandir, at junction of Chopan Road and VIP Road # Maa Sheetla Mandir, Chopan Road # gaytri mandir sec-8 # Someswar Mahadev Mandir, Bhalua Tola # Shiv Mandir, Sector 10 # Islamia Mosque, VIP Road # Sacred Heart Church, VIP Road # Sankat Mochan Mandir, Sector 2 # Baba Bhuteshwar Darbar Cave, Sector 3 # Buddha Vihar, Ambedkar Chauraha # Chitra Gupta Mandir, Ram Mandir Colony # Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Obra Sonebhadra # Noori Maszid, Bhalua Tola # Millat Nagar Mosque # St.Luke's Church, sector-8 # Shiv Parvati Amar Gufa, Salaibanwa # Geeta mandir , sector 8Places to visit
* Jawahar Bal Udyaan (Children Park), VIP Road * Water Treatment Plant, Sector 3 * Obra Dam * Water Treatment Plant, Sector 10 * Ambedkar Stadium, Near Degree College * Gandhi Maidan * Sector 10 Hill * Devil GardenNotable people
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{{Sonbhadra district Cities and towns in Sonbhadra district