Okra, Rajpur

Okra (ओकरा) is a village located in the Rajpur Tehsil of Balrampur district of Chhattisgarh. The village falls in Rajpur block and comes under Okara Gram Panchayat.

As on January 2025, the current population of Okra is 1.6 thousands out of which 808 are males and rest 839 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1038 females per 1000 males. There are around 232 teenagers in Okra. It has literacy rate of 49% which means around 803 persons can read and write. Total 59 people belonging to scheduled caste and 1.4 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 353 households in Okra, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 762. The pincode of Okra is 497118 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Rajpur SIJ Sub Post office
• Jigdi Branch Post office
• Kamari Branch Post office
• Jhalaria Branch Post office
• Dawra Branch Post office

Schools

Okra has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Govt High School Okra
• Primary School Okra
• Middle School Okara
• Primary School Devaridand

Hospitals

Okra has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Sub-Health Center Narsinghpur
• Sub-Health Center Dumarkhola
• Sub-Health Center Shankargarh
• Sub-Health Center Kodaura
• Sub-Health Center Madneshwerpur

Banks

Okra has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Central Bank of India Shankargarh
• Central Bank of India Rajpur
• State Bank of India Rajpur
• State Bank of India Baghima(Parsagudi)
• State Bank of India Shankargarh