Raniganj Coalfield

Raniganj Coalfield
Location
Raniganj is located in West Bengal
Raniganj
Raniganj
Location in West Bengal
StateWest Bengal
CountryIndia
Coordinates23°37′44″N 87°06′54″E / 23.62889°N 87.11500°E / 23.62889; 87.11500
History
Opened1774
Owner
CompanyEastern Coalfields Limited
Websitehttp://www.easterncoal.gov.in/
Year of acquisition1975

Raniganj Coalfield is primarily located in the Asansol and Durgapur subdivisions of Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal. It spreads over to the neighboring districts of Birbhum, Bankura, Purulia and to Dhanbad district of Jharkhand.