Talcher Coalfield - Wikipedia Talcher Coalfield Talcher Coalfield Location Talcher Coalfield Location in Odisha Talcher Coalfield Talcher Coalfield ( India ) Show map of Odisha Show map of India Show all State Odisha Country India Coordinates 20 ° 58 ′ N 85 ° 08 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 20.967 ° N 85.133 ° E ﻿ / 20.967 ; 85.133 Coordinates : 20 ° 58 ′ N 85 ° 08 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 20.967 ° N 85.133 ° E ﻿ / 20.967 ; 85.133 Owner Company Mahanadi Coalfields Limited Website http://www.mcl.gov.in Year of acquisition Talcher Coalfield is located in Angul district in the Indian state of Odisha, in the valley of the Brahmani. Contents 1 The coalfield 2 History 3 Transport 4 References The Coalfield According to Geological Survey of India, the Talcher Coalfield has reserves of 38.65 billion tonnes, the highest in India. Talcher Coalfield covers an area of 500 km ( 190 sq mi ). The coal is of lower grade containing only about 35 per cent of fixed carbon, 70 per cent volatile matter and 25 per cent ash content. As of 2011, nearly one hundred thousand tonnes of coal is dispatched daily to power stations in Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and other parts of India. History Coal was discovered in the Talcher Coalfields at Gopalprasad in 1837. Handidhua Colliery was opened by M / s Villiers in 1921. NCDC opened several mines -- at South Balanda in 1960, Nandira in 1962 and Jagannath in 1972. Production rose from 0.91 million tonnes in 1972 - 73 to 33.10 million tonnes in 2001 - 02. Talcher Coalfield is subdivided into five production / administrative areas : Talcher, Jagannath, Kalinga, Lingaraj and Hingula. Transport Talcher Coalfield was linked by a rail line taking off from Nergundi on the east coast in 1922. See also : Jharsuguda - Vizianagaram line References Jump up ^ `` Coal Resources of India ( As on 1.1. 2004 ) '' ( PDF ). Coal Wing, Geological Survey of India, Kolkata. Retrieved 30 November 2012. Jump up ^ Majid Hussain, Geography of India ( for Civil Service Exams ), pp. 6 - 8, Tata McGraw Hill Jump up ^ `` Rail roko hits coal supply in Talcher ''. The Telegraph. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2008. Jump up ^ `` Talcher Coalfield ''. Mahanadi Coalfields Limited. Retrieved 31 August 2008. Jump up ^ `` Collieries ''. IRFCA. Retrieved 31 August 2008. Jump up ^ `` Mahanadi Coalfields Limited ''. Retrieved 31 August 2008. Jump up ^ Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay. `` A saga of performance ''. Frontline, Vol 22, No 8, 12 -- 25 March 2005. Retrieved 31 August 2008. Mahanadi -- Brahmani -- Baitarani basin Rivers Baitarani Bhargavi Brahmani Daya Devi Hasdeo Ib Jonk Kathajodi Koina Kuakhai Kushabhadra Mahanadi Mand North Karo Ong Pairi Sankh Shivnath Sondur Surubalijora South Karo South Koel Tel River Dams, barrages Dudhawa Dam Gangrel Dam Hasdeo Bango Dam Hirakud Dam Mandira Dam Rengali Dam Sondur Dam Geographical features Dandakaranya Dakshina Kosala Chota Nagpur Plateau Western Orissa Mahanadi River Delta Bhitarkanika Mangroves Riparian districts Chhattisgarh Dhamtari Kanker Raipur Janjgir -- Champa Raigarh Jashpur Korba Koriya Surguja Madhya Pradesh Anuppur Jharkhand Gumla Khunti Ranchi West Singhbhum Odisha Jharsuguda Kendujhar Mayurbhanj Sundergarh Boudh Angul Jajpur Cuttack Kendrapara Khordha Jagatsinghpur Puri Languages / people Baiga Bonda Gondi Kol Oraon Munda Santal Hindi Chhattisgarhi Oriya Kosli Coalfields Jhilimili Chirimiri Korba Mand Raigarh Ib Valley Talcher Industries Korba Super Thermal Power Plant Talcher Super Thermal Power Station Talcher Thermal Power Station Transport NH 5 NH 6 NH 42 NH 78 NH 111 Second Mahanadi Rail Bridge Tatanagar -- Bilaspur section and Bilaspur -- Nagpur section of Howrah -- Nagpur -- Mumbai line Jharsuguda -- Vizianagaram line Other basins Damodar Godavari Kosi Narmada Son Coalfields of India Coalfields Birbhum Chirimiri East Bokaro Giridih Godavari Valley Ib Valley Jharia Jhilimili Kamptee Korba Mand Raigarh North Karanpura Pench Kanhan Rajmahal Raniganj Ramgarh Singrauli South Karanpura Sohagpur Talcher Umaria Wardha Valley West Bokaro Coal companies Bharat Coking Coal Limited Central Coalfields Limited Coal India Limited Eastern Coalfields Limited Mahanadi Coalfields Neyveli Lignite Corporation North Eastern Coalfields Northern Coalfields Limited Singareni Collieries Company South Eastern Coalfields Limited Western Coalfields Limited Related topics Coal mining in India Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited Power stations of India Steel industry of India Automotive companies of India Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talcher_Coalfield&oldid=784130573 '' Categories : Coalfields of India Energy in Odisha Angul district Mining in Odisha Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from July 2016 Use Indian English from July 2016 All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English Coordinates on Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia বাংলা Français ଓଡ଼ିଆ Edit links This page was last edited on 6 June 2017, at 16 : 50. 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Question: talcher coal fields are located in the state of
Answer: the Indian state of Odisha