Bonai State

Bonai State
ବଣାଇ
Princely State of British India
16th century–1948

Bonai State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area 
• 1892
8,907 km2 (3,439 sq mi)
Population 
• 1892
24,026
History 
• Established
16th century
1948
Succeeded by
India

Bonai State (Odia: ବଣାଇ) was a minor princely state during the British Raj in what is today India. It was one of the Chota Nagpur States and had its capital at Bonaigarh,[1] located in the present-day Sundergarh district of Odisha. It had an area of 8,907 square kilometres (3,439 sq mi) and a population of 24,026 in 1892 with an average annual revenue of Rs.60,000 in 1901.

  1. ^ Malleson, G. B.: An historical sketch of the native states of India, London 1875, Reprint Delhi 1984