Bonaigarh
Bonaigarh, also locally known as Bonai, is a subdivision of Sundergarh district of the Indian state of Odisha. It is 162 km east of district headquarters Sundargarh. It is a tehsil headquarters. This royal bounty place is surrounded by River Brahmani and verdant hills having a temple of Lord Shiva (Baneswar Temple) and a king's palace.
Bonaigarh Pin code is 770038 and postal head office is Bonaigarh .
Jakeikela ( 6 km ), Kenaveta ( 8 km ), Kuliposh ( 10 km ), Mahuldiha ( 15 km ), Gopna ( 16 km ) are the nearby Villages to Bonaigarh. Bonaigarh is surrounded by Lahunipara Tehsil towards North, Gurundia Tehsil towards west, Koida Tehsil towards East, Barkote Tehsil towards South .
Debagarh, Raurkela, Joda, Rajagangapur are the nearby Cities to Bonaigarh.
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Demographics of Bonaigarh Tehsil
Oriya is the Local Language here. Also People Speaks Sundargadi . But also Bonaigarhiya Language.. its a combination language of sambalpuri,Sundargarhi, Shadhri, English Etc..
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Bonaigarh | |
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Location in Odisha, India | |
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Country | ![]() |
State | Odisha |
District | Sundargarh |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 770038 |
Telephone code | 06626 |
Vehicle registration | OD-14(Rourkela RTO) |
Official languages | Oriya/Sundargadi |
History and geography
During the British Raj, Bonaigarh was the capital of Bonai State, one of the princely states of the Chota Nagpur States, belonging to the Eastern States Agency.[1] Bonaigarh is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..
Transport
Bonaigarh is situated beside the Bhubaneswar -Rourkela National Highway via Talcher, Pallahara, Barkot.From Brkot it is only 55 km. Though there is no train link to Bonaigarh but friquent buses are plying from Rourkela and Barkot. Once or twice in a day buses are plying from Kuchinda, Keonjhar, Debgarh, Cuttack, Bhubaneswaer. All the night buses plying to Rourkela from Bhubaneswar/cuttack via Talcher are passing beside Bonaigarh. Any person avail the said bus desire to go to Bonaigarh can get down at Brahmani Bridge and wait for link buses for destination.
Rail - There is no railway station in Bonaigarh in less than 10 km. However Raurkela Railway Station is the major railway station 52 km near to Bonaigarh.
Bus- Buses are well connected to Bonaigarh from various places i.e. Rourkela By Rakesh Travels, Tarani Travels, Sarala Travels, Deogarh, Barkote, Angul By swastiratha, Sundergarh By Rakesh Coach(Rakesh Travels), Jyostana Coach. and Sambalpur. Two privates night riding buses named 'Sarathi' and 'A-ONE' run to Bhubaneswar,Capital of Odisha via Talcher and Cuttack.
Festivals
Bonaigarh is famous for an annual festival known as 'Chaitra Mela', which starts during mid-April and continues up to mid-May every year. A goddess known as 'Maa Basuli' is worshiped by the local folk for the relevant period along with many small temporary vending markets,circuses,rides and Operas are found in the 'Mela'.Rath Yatra, Dussehra, Ramnavmi, Janmastami, Raja, Holi are the major festivals celebrated every year .During Dussehra a goddess known as 'Kanta Devi' is specially worshiped on 9th day of the festival. There in Bonaigarh also has muslims who celebrate festivals such as Eid ul fiter, E ul adha etc together with other religion.
Education
In education field it is one of the growing town. Many doctors, engineers and lawyers, having reputed positions in different organisations of India and abroad are from this place. There are a number of schools and one college which is affiliated to Sambalpur University. But for higher education like Medical, Engineering, Law, Commerce, Business Administration etc., people are going out of the town.
Schools and colleges
S.No | Name | Type | Location | Distance in KM | Medium | BOARD |
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1 | Amalapara UP School | UP | Doordarshan | 0.5 | Oriya | Odisha |
2 | Town UP School | UP | BSNL Office | 0.2 | Oriya | Odisha |
3 | Gopinathpur UP School | UP | Rath Chowk | 1 | Oriya | Odisha |
4 | Kendrikala UP School | UP | Kendrikala | 2 | Oriya | Odisha |
5 | Gopinathpur M.E. School | ME | Bus Stand | 0.2 | Oriya | Odisha |
6 | R.D.D High School | High School | Nearby R.D.D. Multipurpose Ground(Football Field) | 1 | Oriya | HSC,Odisha |
7 | Govt. Girls High School | HighSchool | In front of BSNL Office | 0.2 | Oriya | HSC,Odisha |
8 | Kiran Kishore High School | High School | Jakeikala | 6 | Oriya | HSC,Odisha |
9 | Gogua High School | HighSchool | Badgogua | 10 | Oriya | HSC,Odisha |
10 | Sri Aurobindo Integral Education Research Centre | High School | Nearby Bonaigarh Children Park | 0.5 | Odia | HSC, Odisha |
11 | Little Star English Medium School | Church Chowk | Bonaigarh | 0.5 km | English | |
12 | Bonaigarh College, Bonaigarh | College( +2,+3 & vocational) | 0.8 | English, Oriya | CHSE, Odisha
Agriculture and economyThere are many crops like rice, corn etc. harvested during the year. Seasonal vegetables are also available throughout the year in a cheaper rate. Two villages named Talita and Bargogua are famous for producing cauliflowers and cabbages during the winter. It is also a good business center for the people here. There are 5 nationalized banks present here.
Places to visitBonaigarh is blessed with the bounty of nature surrounded by beautiful river Brahmani, mountains and waterfalls. Khandadhar Falls known as one of the best picnic spots of Odisha is 20 km far away from this place. Deodhar and Darjeeng are also two famous picnic spots situated 25 km from the town. Medical facilitiesThere is one Sub-Divisional Hospital named as ' Bonaigarh Sub-Divisional Hospital ' situated in the JAIL road. People from all the nearby villages and Blocks depend upon this hospital only . However some private clinics are also there for the treatment of the people. References
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