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Jharia coalfield is a large coal field located in the east of India in Jharia, Dhanbad, Jharkhand. Jharia represents the largest coal reserves in India having estimated reserves of 19.4 billion tonnes of coking coal. [1] The coalfield is an important contributor to the local economy, employing much of the local population either directly or ...
The map alongside shows some of the collieries in the Area. However, as the collieries do not have individual pages, there are no links in the full screen map. In the map placed further down, all places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. The Eastern Jharia Area is located in the eastern part of Jharia coalfield. [1]
However, as the collieries do not have individual pages, there are no links in the full screen map. Western Jharia Area comprises two separate coal blocks- Moonidih coal block and Mahuda coal block. While Moonidih coal block is located in west-central part of Jharia Coalfield, Mahuda coal basin is situated in the western part of Jharia ...
Jharia's economy is heavily dependent on the local coal fields, used to make coke. However, fires in the coal fields have made the city heavily polluted, with several government studies recommending relocation of much of the population to nearby Belgaria. [2] [3] As of 2011, Jharia was the fifteenth-largest town in the state of Jharkhand. [4]
The South Karanpura coalfield forms an elongated strip along the Chingara fault. Barkakana railway junction is situated at the south-east edge of the field. There are two coal beds:the upper one is 50 feet (15 m) thick and the lower one 38 feet (12 m) thick, separated by sandstone, shales and shaly coal, mixed coal and shale. [2]
Jharia is famous for a coal field fire that has burned underground for a century. The first fire was detected in 1916. [3] According to records, it was the Khas Jharia mines of Seth Khora Ramji , who was a pioneer of Indian coalmines, whose mines were one of the firsts to collapse in underground fire in 1930.
It was the third highest reserve in Jharkhand, after Jharia Coalfield (19.4 billion tonnes) and North Karanpura Coalfield (14.6 billion tonnes). While Raniganj Coalfield is the major producer of superior quality non-coking coal, Rajmahal is one of the coalfields that has power-grade coal at shallow depth (up to 300 m). [3]
In 1917, L.S.S.O’Malley described the coalfields in the upper reaches of the Damodar as follows: "Near the western boundary of Jharia field is that of Bokaro, covering" 220 square miles (570 km 2), "with an estimated content of 1,500 million tons; close by… is the Ramgarh field (40 square miles), in which, however, coal is believed to be of inferior quality.