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Jhanjra

Coordinates:23°38′59.3″N87°17′22.6″E/ 23.649806°N 87.289611°E/23.649806; 87.289611
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Jhanjra
Village
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Jhanjra
Location in West Bengal, India
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Jhanjra
Jhanjra (India)
Coordinates:23°38′59.3″N87°17′22.6″E/ 23.649806°N 87.289611°E/23.649806; 87.289611
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPaschim Bardhaman
• Rank2,125
Languages
• OfficialBengali,Hindi,English
Time zoneUTC+5:30(IST)
PIN
713385
Telephone/STDcode0343
Lok SabhaconstituencyAsansol
Vidhan SabhaconstituencyPandaveswar
Websitepaschimbardhaman.co.in

Jhanjrais a village in theFaridpur DurgapurCD blockin theDurgapur subdivisionof thePaschim Bardhaman districtin the state ofWest Bengal,India.

Geography

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Damodar River
Ajay River
Madhaipur
R
Madhaipur (R)
Shyamsundarpur
R
Shyamsundarpur, Paschim Bardhaman (R)
Tilaboni
R
Tilaboni (R)
Pandabeswar
R
Pandabeswar (R)
Laudoha
R
Laudoha (R)
Durgapur
MC
Durgapur (MC)
ECL
Sonpur Bazari
Area Office
ECL Sonpur Bazari Area Office (A)
ECL Jhanjhra Area Office
ECL Bankola
Area Office
ECL Bankola Area Office (A)
ECL Pandaveswar Area Office
ECL Pandaveswar Area Office (A)
ECL Kenda
Area Office
ECL Kenda Area Office (A)
Parashkol
CT
Parashkol (CT)
Chak Bankola
CT
Chak Bankola (CT)
Bilpahari
CT
Bilpahari (CT)
Ramnagar
CT
Ramnagar (CT)
Dalurband
CT
Dalurband (CT)
Baidyanathpur
CT
Baidyanathpur (CT)
Mahal
CT
Mahal (CT)
Konardihi
CT
Konardihi (CT)
Nabgram
CT
Nabgram (CT)
Sankarpur
CT
Sankarpur (CT)
Haripur
CT
Haripur (CT)
Chhora
CT
Chhora (CT)
Bahula
CT
Bahula (CT)
Mandarbani
CT
Mandarbani (CT)
Banagram
CT
Banagram (CT)
Sirsha
CT
Sirsha (CT)
Nabaghanapur
CT
Nabaghanapur (CT)
Sarpi
CT
Sarpi (CT)
Ichhapur
CT
Ichhapur (CT)
Kendra Khottamdi
CT
Kendra Khottamdi (CT)
Cities, towns and ECL Areas in the northern portion of Durgapur subdivision in Paschim Bardhaman district
MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: census town, R: rural administrative centre
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Kazi Nazrul
Islam Airport
Bankola Area Hospital
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Jhanjhra Project
U
ECL Jhanjhra Area Office
A
ECL Bankola Area Office
A
Nakrakonda OCP
O
Tilaboni Colliery
U
Shyamsundarpur Colliery
U
Shankarpur OCP
O
Kumardihi B Colliery
U
Kumardihi A Colliery
U
Moira Colliery
U
Khandra Colliery
U
Bankola Colliery
U
Collieries in the Bankola and Jhanjhra Areas of Eastern Coalfields
UG: Underground Colliery, OC: Open Cast Colliery, S: Mining support, A: Administrative headquarters
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Location

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The Jhanjra coal block is located on the north-eastern side ofRaniganj Coalfield,15 km north ofNH 19(old numbering NH 2)/Grand Trunk Roadand about the same distance by road fromDurgapur.[1]

Urbanisation

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According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The Durgapur subdivision has 1 municipal corporation atDurgapurand 38 (+1 partly)census towns(partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).[2]

Demographics

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According to the2011 Census of India,Jhanjra had a total population of 2,125, of which 1,098 (52%) were males and 1,027 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 219. The total number of literate persons in Jhanjra was 1,496 (78.49% of the population over 6 years).[3]

*For language details seeFaridpur Durgapur#Language and religion

Economy

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According to the ECL website telephone numbers, operational collieries in the Jhanjra Area ofEastern Coalfieldsin 2018 are: Main Incline, I & II Incline, I & B Incline and 3 & 4 Incline.[4]

Jhanjra Project

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The Jhanjra Area ofEastern Coalfieldsconsists of only one colliery, the underground mechanised Jhanjra mine. The Jhanjra coal block covering a surface area of 11.50 km2,spread across 8 extractable seems, has a total reserve of about 200 million tonnes of coal. Development of this mine was initiated in the 1980s. While open-cast mining is cheaper and less labour-intensive, it is much less environment friendly compared to underground mining. Therefore, although India has depended on large scale open-cast mining to raise production of coal, the Jhanjra Project is an example of its new focus on underground mining.[1]

As of 2015-16, with the deployment of continuous miner mass production technology has been introduced in the Jhanjra mines.Longwall mininghas also been introduced. Man riding system and free steered vehicle are already functional.[5]

See also -Pandaveswar Area#Mining plan- it includes Jhanjra

Healthcare

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Medical facilities in the Jhanjra Area of ECL are available at Jhanjra Area Hospital (with 10 beds) {in Jhanjra Colony) and MIC Dispensary.[6]

References

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  1. ^ab"Underground mining at Jhanjra allowed".Guru Mavin. 20 May 2015.Retrieved18 August2018.
  2. ^"District Statistical Handbook 2014 Burdwan".Table 2.2, 2.4(a).Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived fromthe originalon 21 January 2019.Retrieved15 September2018.
  3. ^"2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables".West Bengal – District-wise.Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved20 February2017.
  4. ^"Area wise Closed User Group (CUG) Telephone Numbers"(PDF).Kajora Area.Eastern Coalfields Limited.Retrieved17 September2018.
  5. ^"Planning".Eastern Coalfields Limited.Retrieved22 February2017.
  6. ^"Details of medical facilities in CIL and its subsidiaries".ECL.CIL.Retrieved15 May2020.
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