Bonaigarh
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Bonaigarh
Head-quarters of Bonai State, Bengal, situated in 21° 49' N. and 84° 58' E. Population (1901), 1,850. Bonaigarh, which contains the residence of the Raja, a dispensary, and a jail, is surrounded on three sides by the Brahman! river, and is further defended by a high mud wall and moat. It is connected by an unbridged and unmetalled road about 45 miles in length with Raurkela station on the Bengal-Nagpur Railway. The site, which is very pictur- esque, is 505 feet above sea-level.