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About Boneikela Village

Boneikela is a mid sized village in Banei tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 272 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boneikela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boneikela village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Banei
Pincode 770051
Area (hectares) 245 hectares
Population 559
Male Population 272
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Boneikela compares

By the 2011 count Boneikela is the 25th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 480 residents. Its 245 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Boneikela

Boneikela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Boneikela as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Boneikela from other places

Boneikela lies about 81 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Chandiposh, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Boneikela
Nearest railway station Chandiposh 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Banei 20 km
Nearest town Raurkela Industrial Township 31 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 81 km

Villages closest to Boneikela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banei tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Boneikela

As per the Census of India 2011, Boneikela village had a population of 559. That makes it the 25th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 480 residents.

Boneikela village has 272 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boneikela has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Boneikela is 770051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boneikela covers 245 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Boneikela falls under Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Boneikela is Chandiposh, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Boneikela.

Boneikela is about 81 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Boneikela is in Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district. Chandiposh is about 18 km away. Banei is about 20 km away. Raurkela Industrial Township is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nalaghati (5.6 km), Khandamuni (6.6 km) and Sialikudar (8.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Boneikela today is likely to be higher.

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