Bonai State ବଣାଇ | |||||||
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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 | |||||||
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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.