Obri
| Obri ओबरी | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Obri Location in Rajasthan, India | |
| Coordinates: 23°38′54″N 73°53′55″E / 23.64833°N 73.89861°ECoordinates: 23°38′54″N 73°53′55″E / 23.64833°N 73.89861°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Dungarpur |
| Tehsil | Sagwara |
| Elevation | 244 m (801 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 9,089 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 314401 |
| Telephone code | 02966 |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-12 |
| Sex ratio | 1000:833 ♂/♀ |
| Website |
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Obri is a panchayat village[1] in Rajasthan in western India.[2][3] Administratively it is under Sagwara Tehsil of Dungarpur district, Rajasthan.[3] Obri is the only village in the gram panchayat.[3]
Intro
Obri is a beautiful village situated in Vaagar area of Rajasthan, surrounded by water on each side. It is just west of the Moran River. It is a very scenic village and has a major market. It is a major revenue generating village. There is a beautiful kund 'Suryakunda' in the village with Gomukh, wherefrom a continuous flow of water can be seen. Also, a 'Vadikhand temple' of spiritual importance lies at a beautiful location midst of farms outside village.
Infrastructure
Obri is not connected with any main road, so transportation can be a problem.
Education level
Obri has around 8-10 schools including a main Government Senior Secondary school, Government middle school,holy faith public sec.school and other 5-6 private schools, etc. Around 76% of Obri's population is educated in which half of them have graduate level education. A few people have higher level education including Doctor, CA, Engineer, Lawyer, Computer Engg,Policemen etc. Obri Senior school has a record 100% result for five consecutive years in commerce stream. Obri has 17 CA which is highest in Dungarpur.
Economics
Obri has good financial status among all Dungarpur villages with most of its revenues are from shops around the village. An ample amount of people are in Kuwait earning handsome amount of money. Youngsters are either having their own business in Obri itself or working in Ahmedabad, Mumbai, or nearby cities. many of the person are also generate money by farming.
Demographics
As of the 2011 census there were 1,144 families living in Obri village for a total of 5,243 inhabitants, of which 2,600 were male (49.6%) while 2,643 were female (50.4%).[4]
Religion
The village has around 12 major Hindu castes and also has a good number of Muslim families and celebrating their festivals joyously.all the festival celebrate all religion together
Festivals
Obri celebrates a variety of festivals, among which most famous Hindus festival are Holi, Diwali, Ravadi, Navratri, Dasehra, etc. Futra is one of the major attractions in Obri. It is on the fifth day of Holi Festival and very famous among 10 surrounding villages of Obri. More than ten thousand people gathered together for watching the Futra festival. And Muslims festival are also celebrate all people together.
Basic Necessities
Obri is up-to-date with most of the required things in the present scenario, including electricity, water, education, all mobile services, broadband, cable, bus and transportation, bank, etc. The only thing Obri does not have is a Police Station, which in fact is not needed as there is very low crime rate. No doubt obri has very low crime rate but police station is one of the most requirement.
Nearby villages/towns
Obri is surrounded by medium and small sized villages including Decha, Virat, Barbodaniya, Aantri, Gada Vejaniya, Piplagunj, Gamda Brahmaniya, Govadi, Colony, Sagwara, Gata Ka Gaon, Favta, Gotad, Khadagda, Ambada, Chadoli, Simalwara,bansiya. In East - Jhora patali, daiyana, Gotad,Khadagada,Ambada, Urban (Sagwara) etc. In West - Decha, Favta, Borkhed, etc. In North - Virat, Biliya Badgama, Antri etc. In South - PARDA MEHTA, Ghata ka Gaon, Chadoli, Bhemai, Bansiya, Simalwara(Tehsil) etc. In North-East - Gada vejania, Barbodania, Piplagunj, Gamra Brahmania, Govadi,
References
- ↑ 2011 Village Panchayat Code = 33513, "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Sagwara, Dungarpur, Rajasthan". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015.
- ↑ 2001 Census Village code = 03345000, "2001 Census of India: List of Villages by Tehsil: Rajasthan" (PDF). Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 663. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2012.
- 1 2 3 2011 Census Village code = 098082, "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: List of Census Villages mapped for: Obri Gram Panchayat, Sagwara, Dungarpur, Rajasthan". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015.
- ↑ "Obri Population - Dungarpur, Rajasthan". Census 2011. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015.
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