Obra is a small town just 15 km away from the district headquarters on NH-98 (Garwa-Patna). Obra is also a headquarters of Obra block, under Daudnagar sub-division and a block of 144 villages having population of 220,000 (Census 2001). In Obra block there are 20 panchayats each averaging 6 villages. Block stretched in north, east and south and demarcated by Daudnagar, Rafiganj, Aurangabad blocks and in west it is Rohtas district. Mahatma Gandhi and Bihar Vibhuti Dr.