Bonaigarh

Bonaigarh
Town
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Government
• Sub Collector	mrs.swadha dev singh, [IAS ]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	770038
Telephone code	06626
Vehicle registration	OD-14(Rourkela RTO)
Official languages	Oriya/Sundargadi

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 headquarter. 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 Subdivision is divided into four tehsils or blocks. These includes :-

1.Bonaigarh 2.Koida 3.Lahunipara 4.Gurundia

Apart from these tehsils , Bonaigarh is surrounded by many villages named - Jakeikala,Gogua,Kenaveta,Kuliposh,Mahuldia,Gopna etc..

Demographics

The main language spoken here is Odia.However ,people here speak Sundargadi & Bonaigadia - a language having the combination of Sundargadi and Deogarh dialect.

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. Bonaigarh is located at 21.75°N 84.97°E / 21.75; 84.97.

Transport

Bonaigarh is situated beside the Bhubaneswar -Rourkela National Highway via Talcher, Pallahara, Barkot.From Barkote it is only 55 km. Though there is no train link to Bonaigarh but frequent buses are plying from Rourkela and Barkote. Once or twice in a day buses are plying from Kuchinda, Keonjhar, Deogarh, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar.

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 Raahi travels , Rakesh Travels, Tarini Travels, Sarala Travels, Deogarh, Barkote, Angul By Swastiratha, Sundergarh By Rakesh Coach(Rakesh Travels), Jyostana Coach and Sambalpur. Two private 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.

Agriculture and economy

There 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.

• STATE BANK OF INDIA, Bonai Branch( IFSC code - SBIN0001343)
• PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK, Bonai Branch ( IFSC code - PUNB0498600)
• AXIS BANK, Near Church Chowk,Deogaon
• CANARA BANK,Main road,Near post office square
• ICICI BANK LTD.,Main road,Near church square

Places to visit

Bonaigarh 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 facilities

There 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.

Schools and colleges

S.No	Name	Type	Location	Distance in KM	Medium	BOARD
1	Amalapara UP School	UP	Nearby Doordarshan Office	0.5	Oriya	Odisha
2	Town UP School	UP	Nearby BSNL Office	0.2	Oriya	Odisha
3	Gopinathpur UP School	UP	Nearby Rath Chowk	1	Oriya	Odisha
4	Kendrikala UP School	UP	Kendrikala	2	Oriya	Odisha
5	Gopinathpur M.E. School	ME	Nearby 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	High School	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	High School	Badgogua	10	Oriya	HSC,Odisha
10	Sri Aurobindo Integral Education Research Centre	High School	Nearby Bonaigarh Children Park	0.5	Odia	HSC, Odisha
11	St. Joseph's Convent School	High School	Nearby Church Chowk,Bonaigarh	0.5 km	English	ICSE
12	Bonaigarh College, Bonaigarh	College( +2,+3 & vocational)		0.8	English, Oriya	CHSE, Odisha
13	Deogaon Primary SChool	Primary School	Bonaigarh	5	Oriya	Odisha Agricultur The NB0498600) AXIon ce square ICICI B it Bon