Question

list the state wise distribution of coal
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Answer 1

Explanation:

State-Wise Gondowana Coal Distribution in India

1. Read this article to learn about the State-Wise Gondowana Coal Distribution in India. Bihar: ...

2. Jharia: Most consistent coal-producing mine in several decades, produces the best quality coal in India. ...

3.Karharbari-Giridih: Situated near Jharia, this field is smaller and production is also insignificant. ...

Answer 2

Explanation:

Bihar:

Coal deposits in Bihar are of high grade bituminous with low sulphur, ash and a very high percentage of carbon content which varies between 50 to 65 per cent.

State-wise Gondowana Coal Distribution in India

Most of the coal seams are located along the banks of the river Damodar.

Coal-fields of prime importance are:

1. Jharia:

Most consistent coal-producing mine in several decades, produces the best qual­ity coal in India. Damuda series coal seams of Jharia is often interrupted by intrusions of Dolerite dyke and peridotite. Top layers of Jharia coal, known as Ranigunj rock, has already been mined out. Lower Barakar series is still providing coal. Jharia field covers an area of 250 sq.km. with an average annual output of 15 million tonnes.

2. North and South Karanpura:

Divided into two distinct divisions of North and South. Northern Karanpura, is comparatively a larger coal mine, covering an area of 730 sq.kms. The average annual production of North Karanpura is 5.55 million tonnes. South Karanpura covers 120 sq.kms. where the annual output varies between 1 to 2 million tonnes.

3. Karharbari-Giridih:

Situated near Jharia, this field is smaller and production is also in­significant.

4. Ramgarh:

Situated near Ranchi, Ramgarh often provides good quality coal.

5. Bokaro:

Covering an area of 340 sq.kms., Bokaro field generally raise 5 million tonnes of coal per annum. This field supplies coal to Bokaro Steel Plant.

6. Palamau:

This field is the agglomeration of several other coal-fields, notably Hutar, Daltongunj, Mclaskiganj, Auranga, etc. Other fields of Bihar includes Jainti, Shahjuri, Kundit, Kuraiati, Ithkari and Chope.

Orissa:

Major coal-fields are located along the Mahanadi river valley. Larger deposits are Talcher, Rampur and Hingir coal-fields. Talcher is one of the oldest coal mines in the state where mining stared about 1920. Talcher coal is mostly used in Rourkela Steel Plant and several other thermal power plants.

Madhya Pradesh:

Madhya Pradesh is also well endowed with coal reserves. Most of the coal mines here are relatively new and under-exploited. Of the numerous coal-fields the important mines are: Pench Valley, Tatapani, Umaria, Ramkhola, Chirimiri, Vishrampur, Singrauli, Jhillimili, Kotma, Korba, Rewa, Johilla, Sohagpur etc.

Apart from Korba, most of these mines are rela­tively smaller. The output per mine varies between .5 million tonnes to 5 million tonnes per year. Korba mine is the largest. It supplies coal to the thermal power plants and steel plants of Madhya Pradesh. Recently new reserves were discovered in Sahpur, Kanha and Sonada.

West Bengal:

The very first coal mine in India started its operation in Raniganj of West Bengal. John Summer and Suetonis Grant Heatley pioneered coal-mining here in 1774. According to available estimates, West Bengal has nearly 17 per cent of the Indian coal reserve.

Largest among the coal-fields of West Bengal is Raniganj, which covers an area of 1,000 sq.kms. Total reserve of the field exceeds 15,000 million tonnes. The entire coal reserve is divided by five different coal seams — Dishergarh, Sanctoria, Laikdih, Poniati and Ghusick. Apart from Raniganj, other coal-fields of West Bengal are Kalidaspur and Mejhia of Bankura-Purulia districts.

Andhra Pradesh:

Major coal mines in Andhra Pradesh are located in the Godavari delta. The entire region contains more than 2,500 million tonnes of medium variety coal. Major depos­its occur in several places, the largest at Singareni coal field. Here, the average annual output is 4 million tonnes. Jalgaon field produces good quality coking coal. Other deposits are at Kamavaran, Bandala, Alia Galli, Chinnur, Tandour, Yellandu and Rajahzempalli.

Maharashtra:

Maharashtra is not very rich in coal reserve. The major deposits are located in Kamptee and Warora of Wardha river valley