<P> Coal deposits are primarily found in eastern and south - central India . Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra accounted for 98.20% of the total known coal reserves in India . As on 31 March 2017, Jharkhand and Odisha had the largest coal deposits of 26.16% and 24.52% respectively . </P> <P> The following table shows the estimated coal reserves in India by state as on 31 March 2016 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> State </Th> <Th> Coal Reserves (in billion metric tonnes) </Th> <Th> Type of Coalfield </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jharkhand </Td> <Td> 81.17 </Td> <Td> Gondwana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Odisha </Td> <Td> 75.90 </Td> <Td> Gondwana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chhattisgarh </Td> <Td> 56.04 </Td> <Td> Gondwana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> West Bengal </Td> <Td> 31.53 </Td> <Td> Gondwana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Madhya Pradesh </Td> <Td> 26.91 </Td> <Td> Gondwana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Telangana </Td> <Td> 21.41 </Td> <Td> Gondwana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> <Td> 11.44 </Td> <Td> Gondwana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uttar Pradesh </Td> <Td> 1.06 </Td> <Td> Gondwana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Meghalaya </Td> <Td> 0.58 </Td> <Td> Tertiary </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Assam </Td> <Td> 0.52 </Td> <Td> Tertiary </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nagaland </Td> <Td> 0.32 </Td> <Td> Tertiary </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bihar </Td> <Td> 0.16 </Td> <Td> Gondwana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sikkim </Td> <Td> 0.10 </Td> <Td> Gondwana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arunachal Pradesh </Td> <Td> 0.09 </Td> <Td> Tertiary </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> India </Th> <Th> 308.80 </Th> <Th> </Th> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> State </Th> <Th> Coal Reserves (in billion metric tonnes) </Th> <Th> Type of Coalfield </Th> </Tr>

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