State-wise Coal Reserves in India
Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) is the nodal agency for exploration of coal in India. It is using latest techniques to explore the fresh coal reserves like Hi-Tech Hydrostatic drills for drilling; 2D & 3D seismic survey with Vibrosis & interpretation with Paradigm software; satellite imagery for identification of forest and probable coal bearing areas & modern software such as AutoCAD, ArcGIS and Minex for preparation of Geological reports which is equivalent to industry best practices worldwide.
| STATE | Category-wise Coal Resources (in Million Tonnes) | ||||
| Measured (Proved) |
Indicated | Inferred (Exploration) |
Inferred (Mapping) |
Total | |
| WEST BENGAL | 14155.57 | 12868.81 | 4642.86 | 0.00 | 31667.24 |
| BIHAR | 161.11 | 813.49 | 392.15 | 0.00 | 1366.75 |
| JHARKHAND | 45563.36 | 31438.52 | 6149.80 | 0.00 | 83151.68 |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 11958.28 | 12153.95 | 3874.67 | 0.00 | 27986.90 |
| CHHATTISGARH | 20427.71 | 34576.26 | 2201.90 | 0.00 | 57205.87 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 884.04 | 177.76 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1061.80 |
| MAHARASHTRA | 7177.55 | 3073.55 | 2048.14 | 0.00 | 12299.24 |
| ODISHA | 37391.10 | 34164.54 | 7739.16 | 0.00 | 79294.80 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 0 | 1149.05 | 431.65 | 0.00 | 1580.70 |
| TELANGANA | 10474.9 | 8576.13 | 2650.92 | 0.00 | 21701.95 |
| SIKKIM | 0.00 | 58.25 | 42.98 | 0 | 101.23 |
| ASSAM | 464.78 | 57.21 | 0.50 | 2.52 | 525.01 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 31.23 | 40.11 | 12.89 | 6.00 | 90.23 |
| MEGHALYA | 89.04 | 16.51 | 27.58 | 443.35 | 576.48 |
| NAGALAND | 8.76 | 0.00 | 103.64 | 298.05 | 410.45 |
| GRAND TOTAL | 148787.43 | 139164.14 | 30318.84 | 749.92 | 319020.33 |