Okba, Basia, Gumla, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Okba


The village Okba is located in Basia C.D.Block of Gumla District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Okba Gram Panchayat. It comes under Basia Community Development Block. The nearest town is Gumla, which is about 43 kilometers away from Okba.

Travel and Communication for Okba


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Okba


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Okba is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Okba is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Okba


As per available data from the year 2009, 1120 persons live in 203 house holds in the village Okba. There are 579 female individuals and 541 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.7% and males constitute 48.3% of the total population.

There are 936 scheduled tribes persons of which 489 are females and 447 are males. Females constitute 52.24% and males constitute 47.76% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 83.57% of the total population.

Population density of Okba is 160.69 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Okba


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Total area of Okba is 697 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 120.1 ha. About 92.95 ha is un-irrigated area. About 27.15 ha is irrigated area. About 10 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 17.15 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 40.02 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 10.03 ha is culturable waste land. About 148.01 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Okba


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Basiya, which is more than 10 kms away from Okba.

There is a government primary school in the village Okba.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Mamarla, which is less than 5 kms away from Okba.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Mamarla, which is less than 5 kms away from Okba.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Basia, which is more than 10 kms away from Okba.

Colleges in Okba


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Basia, which is more than 10 kms away from Okba.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Okba.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Okba.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Okba.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Okba.

Other Educational Facilities in Okba


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Okba.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Okba.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Okba.

Healthcare Facilities in Okba


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Okba.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Okba.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Okba.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Okba.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Okba.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Okba.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Okba.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Okba.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Okba.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Okba.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Okba.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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