Singrauli is the largest coal field of which state?

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  1. Jharkhand
  2. Orissa
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. Karnataka

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Option 3 : Madhya Pradesh
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The correct answer is Madhya Pradesh.

Key Points

  • The Singrauli Coalfield is situated at the northern most part of the Son- Mahanadi Master Basin in Central India.
  • It is located in the State of Madhya Pradesh.
  • It covers an area of about 2200 sq.km. 
  • The Singrauli Coal Mines is a 70 million tons per year mining. 
  • coal reserves in this mines are of Gondwana coal.

Additional Information

  • Coal ines in Jharkhand
    • The biggest coal field in the state of Jharkhand is the Gondalpara coal mine in Hazaribagh and Jharia.
    • Jharkhand also has coal fields at Giridih, Ramgarh, Karanpura, and Daltonganj.
  • Coal mines in Orissa
    • Talcher Coalfield is located in Angul district is the largest coal field of Odisha.
    • Other coal fields are Jharsuguda , Sambalpur and Dhenkanal.
  • Coal mines in Karnataka
    • Coal mines in Karnataka are found in the region of  Bengaluru,  Belagavi,  Mysuru, Kalaburagi, Udupi, Ballari, Uttara Kannada, Chamarajanagar,
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