Envis Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
Printed Date: Friday, November 22, 2024
Tabular Information of Jharia Coalfield
Date | March 14, 2016:
Details of sedimentary formations in Jharia coalfield:
| Sl No |
Description |
Barakar formations |
Barren measures |
Ranigunj measures |
Talchir measures |
| 1. |
Area (sq m) |
218 |
178 |
54 |
- |
| 2. |
Location |
Extends in EW direction in the northern half and forms eastern and SE part of the coalfield |
Exposed in central & southern part of the coalfield |
Forms a basin in SW part of the coalfield |
Outcrop in the NW as a thin strip along northern periphery of the coalfield |
| 3. |
Number of workable coal seams |
40 |
0 |
10 |
- |
| 4. |
Thickness (m) |
1,000-1,200 |
600-625 |
700-720 |
250 |
| 5. |
Percentage of coal /sandstone /shale |
20/60/20 |
0/70/30 |
10/80/10 |
- |
(Source: Bharat Coking Coal Limited)
Coal reserves in Jharia coalfield in million tonne:
| Sl No |
Quality |
Proved |
Indicated |
Total |
| 1. |
Coking |
6,929 |
3,298 |
10,227 |
| 2. |
Non-coking |
4,479 |
2,371 |
6,850 |
| 3. |
Total |
11,408 |
5,669 |
17,077 |
(Source: Bharat Coking Coal Limited)
Land use pattern in Jharia coalfield (Area as percentage):
| Sl No |
Land use |
1925 |
1974 |
1987 |
1993 |
| 1. |
Villages, settlements, townships, etc. |
8.6 |
16.0 |
32.3 |
33.10 |
| 2. |
Land in mining use including open pits |
4.7 |
17.4 |
12.5 |
19.42 |
| 3. |
Water bodies |
7.3 |
6.7 |
3.1 |
2.90 |
| 4. |
Forests (plantation) |
4.9 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.45 |
| 5. |
Agriculture & natural vegetation |
65.4 |
56.8 |
49.4 |
39.02 |
| 6. |
Fallow land and pasture |
9.1 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
3.11 |
(Source: Center of Mining Environment, ISM, Dhanbad)
Distribution of land use and coal leasehold pattern in JCF:
| Sl No |
Condition |
Area(sq km) |
Area % |
| 1. |
BCCL leasehold |
- |
- |
| |
Opencast & underground blocks |
- |
- |
| |
Subsided land |
35.0 |
7.7 |
| |
Under fire |
18.0 |
4.0 |
| |
Coal refuse/overburden dumps |
6.5 |
1.4 |
| |
Abandoned opencast pits |
4.5 |
1.0 |
| |
Others (Agri/Res/Indust) |
194.0 |
43.1 |
| |
Sub-total |
258.0 |
57.3 |
| 2. |
TISCO |
22.0 |
4.9 |
| 3. |
IISCO |
10.0 |
2.2 |
| 4. |
Other industrial |
51.0 |
11.3 |
| 5. |
Agriculture |
49.5 |
11.0 |
| 6. |
Forest |
5.5 |
1.2 |
| 7. |
Settlements |
54.0 |
12.8 |
| |
Sub-total |
192.0 |
42.7 |
| |
Total |
450.8 |
100.0 |
(Source: Bharat Coking Coal Limited)