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About Boneikela Village

Boneikela is a mid sized village in Gurundia tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 268 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770043, 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 Gurundia
Pincode 770043
Area (hectares) 388 hectares
Population 546
Male Population 268
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Boneikela compares

By the 2011 count Boneikela is the 22nd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 503 residents. Its 388 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

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 <5 km distance. 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
Tehsil headquarters Gurundia 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Chandiposh 18 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 Gurundia 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 546. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 503 residents.

Boneikela village has 268 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boneikela has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Boneikela is 770043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boneikela covers 388 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Boneikela falls under Gurundia 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 <5 km distance 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 Gurundia tehsil of Sundargarh district. Gurundia is about 9.1 km away. Chandiposh is about 18 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 Nuniapali (under 2 km), Sannuniapali (under 2 km) and Dumarmunda (under 2 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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