Ramgarh Coalfield


Ramgarh Coalfield are located in Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Overview

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, with an estimated content of 1,500 million tons; close by… is the Ramgarh field, in which, however, coal is believed to be of inferior quality. A still larger field in the same district is that called Karanpura, which extends over and has an estimated capacity of 9,000 million tons.”

The Coalfield

Ramgarh Coalfield covers an area of and has total coal reserves of 1,059.20 million tonnes.

Transport

In 1927, Bengal Nagpur Railway opened the Chandil-Barkakana section to traffic. In the same year the Central India Coalfields Railway opened the Gomoh-Barkakana line. It was extended to Daltonganj in 1929. Later, these lines were amalgamated with East Indian Railway.Once the Koderma-Hazaribagh-Barkakana line is completed, it will mean a new outlet for coal from the area.