Obra

Obra is a town, Tehsil, and Assembly constituency of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located in the Sonebhadra district. It has been upgraded from the stature of Nagar Panchayat, and was previously a part of the Mirzapur District. Obra is located 137 km from Varanasi at the Banks of Renu & Sone River with population of 46,574 as per the 2011 India Census. State-owned UPRVUNL and UPJVUNL have a coal-fired thermal power plant and a hydroelectric power plant in Obra, respectively. The thermal and hydroelectric power industries are the major source of employment, either directly or indirectly . Obra is not very well connected by rail. The nearest railway station is Chopan, which is about 10 kilometers from Obra, and has connectivity to other major cities of India. Recreational places in Obra include Jawahar Bal Udayan (Children's Park), Ambedkar Stadium, Lord Shiva's temple, Sone river banks, and Parsoi and Kharatiya villages. Restructuring of government residential colony is ongoing (as of 2020) as new power plants are being constructed.

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