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Jaipur

Kohima

Chennai(Madras)

Panaji

Kochi(Cochin)

Mumbai(Bombay)

Nagpur

Kanpur

Gangtok

Lucknow

Madurai

Varanasi(Benares)

Agartala

Kolkata(Calcutta)

Itånagar

Shillong

Silvassa

Srinagar

Amritsar

Bangalore

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Mangalore

Ahmedabad

Chandigarh

Thiruvananthapuram(Trivandrum)

Gåndhinagar

Pondicherry

Bhubaneswar

Vishakhapatnam

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SRILANKA

MALDIVES

TAJIKISTAN

PAKISTAN

CHINA

MYANMAR(BURMA)

BANGLADESH

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AFGHANISTANIndianclaim

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KARNATAKA

GOA

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Jammu and KashmirCoalfields

1 Nichahom Baramula 2 Nagbal 3 Firozpur Shaliganga 4 Kalakot, Metka, and Mahogala 5 Chakkar 6 Chinkah 7 unnamed 8 Lodhra 9 Ladda10 Jangalgali

Rajasthan Coalfields

11 Khari12 Gangashahr13 Sarup Desar14 Mudh15 Kolayat16 Gura17 Bithnok18 Palana19 Chaneri20 Bar Singhsar21 Lalmdesar22 Mandal Charnan23 Raneri24 Hiraki Dhani25 Kasnau26 Kurchera27 Nimbri28 Marwar Chapri29 Butati30 Merta Road31 Hansiyas32 Gangarda33 Lamba Jatan34 Mokala35 Indawar36 Nagarda37 Nimla38 Bharka39 Botiya40 Kapurdi41 Hamir Ji Ki Dhani42 Jalipa

Gujarat Coalfields

43 Lakhpat44 Dhedadi45 Pranpur46 Umarsar47 Panandhro48 Mudia49 Jularai50 Lefri51 Waghapadar52 Mata No Madh53 Fulradam54 Kaiyari55 Ahkrimota56 Hamla57 Nanaratadia58 Bhuri59 Lakhanka Karsalia60 Shah Vastan

Maharashtra (West)Coalfield

61 Ratnagiri

Kerala Coalfields

62 Nileswaram63 Madayi64 Warkala

Tamil Nadu, Pudu-cherry, andAndhra Pradesh(South) Coalfields

65 Mannargudi66 Jayamkonda Cholapuram67 Lalpettai68 Srimushnam69 Neyveli South70 Bhubangiri 71 Neyveli East72 Bahur73 Palar Basin

Andhra Pradesh (North)Coalfields

74 Eluru-Rajamundri75 Pranhita- Godavari Valley76 Wardha Valley

Maharashtra (East) Coalfields

76 Wardha Valley77 Bandar78 Umrer79 Kamptee

Madhya Pradesh Coalfields

80 Tawa Valley81 Kanhan-Pench Valley82 Mohpani 83 Umaria-Korar84 Johilla85 Sohagpur86 Singrauli

Uttar Pradesh Coalfield

86 Singrauli

Chhattisgarh Coalfields

87 Tatapani-Ramkola88 Sonhat-Jhilimili89 Bisrampur90 Lakhanpur91 Panchbhaini92 Chirimiri93 Damhamunda 94 Sendurgarh95 Hasdo-Arand96 Korba97 Mand-Raigarh

Orissa Coalfields

98 Talchir99 Ib River

Jharkhand Coalfields

100 Daltonganj101 Hutar102 Auranga103 Itkhori104 Chope105 North Karanpura106 South Karanpura107 West Bokaro108 Ramgarh109 East Bokaro110 Jharia111 Giridh112 Deoghar113 Hura114 Chuperbhita115 Pachwara116 Mahuagarhi-Brahmani118 Raniganj

West Bengal Coalfields

117 Birbhum118 Raniganj119 Barjora120 Darjeeling

Sikkim Coalfield

121 Rangit Valley

Meghalaya Coalfields122 Singrimari123 Rongrenggiri124 West Daranggiri125 Siju126 Pendengru, Balphakram, Holwang, Nabru, and Zigrik127 Langrin128 Mawlong-Shella129 Mawsynram130 Cherrapunji Plateau131 Pynursla132 Bapung133 Um Rileng

Assam Coalfields134 Mikir Hills137 Dilli-Jaipore138 Makum

Nagaland Coalfields135 Janzi-Disai136 Borjan

Arunachal PradeshCoalfields138 Makum/Namchik- Namphuk139 unnamed coalfields

Data Sources

Data for 1-3, 11-72, and 74 fromGeological Survey of India (2006)

Data for 4-10 and 80-97 fromGeological Survey of India (1983)

Data for 73, 75-79, and 98-99 fromGeological Survey of India (1982)

Data for 100-109 and 111-116 fromGeological Survey of India (1987) Data for 110 fromCentral Fuel Research Institute, Central Mine Planning and Design Institute, Ltd. (1993)

Data for 117-120 from Geological Survey of India (2003)

Data for 120-121 fromGhosh, T.K. (1997)

Data for 122-139 fromGeological Survey of India (1981)

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Figure 1. Coalfields within the States of India