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{{about|the operational area of ECL in West Bengal, India|its namesake census town|Chak Bankola|}}
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| pushpin_label = Bankola Area
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal
| coordinates = {{coord|23.6685|N|87.2436|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| place =
| owner = [[Eastern Coalfields|Eastern Coalfields Limited]]
| official website = http://www.easterncoal.gov.in/
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| products = Non-coking coal
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'''Bankola Area''' is one of the 14 operational areas of [[Eastern Coalfields|Eastern Coalfields Limited]] located in [[Durgapur subdivision]] of [[Paschim Bardhaman district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], India.

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
| width=400| height=300| zoom=12
| coord={{coord|23|38|46|N|87|14|30|E}}| float=left|caption='''Collieries in the Bankola and Jhanjhra Areas of Eastern Coalfields''' U: Undergroud Colliery, O: Open Cast Colliery, S: Mining support, A: Administrative headquarters Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
|mark-coord1={{coord|23|39|36|N|87|14|47|E}} | label-pos1=right|label1= Bankola Colliery| numbered1=U| mark-title1= Bankola Colliery (U)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1=#800000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2
|mark-coord2={{coord|23|38|29|N|87|13|22|E}} | label-pos2=left|label2=Khandra Colliery| numbered2=U| mark-title2= Khandra Colliery (U)
|mark-coord3={{coord|23|37|24|N|87|13|23|E}} | label-pos3=left|label3=Moira Colliery| numbered3=U| mark-title3= Moira Colliery (U)
|mark-coord4={{coord|23|40|3|N|87|15|34|E}} | label-pos4=left|label4=Kumardihi A Colliery| numbered4=U| mark-title4= Kumardihi A Colliery (U)
|mark-coord5={{coord|23|40|56|N|87|16|25|E}} | label-pos5=left|label5=Kumardihi B Colliery| numbered5=U| mark-title5= Kumardihi B Colliery (U)
|mark-coord6={{coord|23|40|13|N|87|12|31|E}} | label-pos6=left|label6= Shankarpur OCP| numbered6=O| mark-title6= Shankarpur OCP (O) |shape-color6=#C42222
|mark-coord7={{coord|23|38|53|N|87|15|27|E}} | label-pos7=left|label7=Shyamsundarpur Colliery| numbered7=U| mark-title7= Shyamsundarpur Colliery (U)
|mark-coord8={{coord|23|39|13|N|87|16|53|E}} | label-pos8=left|label8= Tilaboni Colliery| numbered8=U| mark-title8= Tilaboni Colliery (U)
|mark-coord9={{coord|23|41|10|N|87|16|40|E}} | label-pos9=left|label9= Nakrakonda OCP| numbered9=O| mark-title9= Nakrakonda OCP (O) |shape-color9=#C42222
|mark-coord10={{coord|23|39|49|N|87|14|13|E}} | label-pos10=left|label10=ECL Bankola Area Office | numbered10=A| mark-title10=ECL Bankola Area Office (A)|shape-color10=black| label-size10=13|label-color10=black
|mark-coord11={{coord|23|40|21|N|87|17|26|E}} | label-pos11=left|label11=ECL Jhanjhra Area Office | numbered11=A| mark-title11=ECL Jhanjhra Area Office (A)|shape-color11=black| label-size11=13|label-color11=black
|mark-coord12={{coord|23|40|3|N|87|17|50|E}} | label-pos12=left|label12= Jhanjhra Project| numbered12=U| mark-title12= Jhanjhra Project (U)
|mark-coord13={{coord|23|39|49|N|87|14|30|E}} | label-pos13=right|label13= Bankola Area Hospital| numbered13=S| mark-title13= Bankola Area Hospital (S)|
shape-color13=#C42222
|mark-coord14={{coord|23.624852|87.238499}}| label14= Kazi Nazrul|labela14= Islam Airport| label-color14 = #C42222 | label-angle14=0| label-pos14=top| label-size14=10| mark-size14=0| mark-title14 =none}}

===Location===
Bankola Area is located around {{coord|23.6685|N|87.2436|E|region:IN|}}

Bankola Area is bounded by the [[Sonpur Bazari]] and [[Pandaveswar Area]] on the north, [[Jhanjra]] and [[Faridpur Durgapur]] CD Block on the east, [[Andal (community development block)|Andal]] CD Block on the south, and [[Kajora Area]] and [[Kenda Area]] on the west.<ref name=google>Google maps</ref><ref>[[:File:ECL_Area_Map.jpg]]</ref>

The map alongside shows some of the collieries in the Areas. However, as the collieries do not have individual pages, there are no links in the full screen map. However, all places in the map of the northern portion of Durgapur subdivision, placed a little below, are linked in the full screen map.

The Pandeveswar Area, [[Jhanjra]], Bankola Area, [[Kajora Area]] and [[Kunustoria Area]], the easternmost operational areas of ECL, mark the end of the coal mining zone starting from the upper reaches of the [[Damodar River|Damodar]] in Jharkhand.

[[Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport]] is to the south of the Bankola Area.<ref name=google/>

{{OSM Location map
| width=430| height=350| zoom=11
| coord={{coord|23|39|20|N|87|15|10|E}}| float=left|caption='''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 Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
|mark-coord1= {{coord|23|44|4|N|87|14|22|E}} | label-pos1=left|label1= Kendra Khottamdi | numbered1=CT| mark-title1=[[Kendra Khottamdi]] (CT)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1= #A40000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2
|mark-coord2={{coord|23|36|40|N|87|16|28|E}} | label-pos2=right|label2= Ichhapur| numbered2=CT| mark-title2=[[Ichhapur, Paschim Bardhaman|Ichhapur]] (CT)
|mark-coord3={{coord|23|38|6|N|87|16|3|E}} | label-pos3=right|label3= Sarpi| numbered3=CT| mark-title3=[[Sarpi, Paschim Bardhaman|Sarpi]] (CT)
|mark-coord4={{coord|23|39|49|N|87|18|0|E}} | label-pos4=right|label4= Nabaghanapur| numbered4=CT| mark-title4=[[Nabaghanapur]] (CT)
|mark-coord5={{coord|23|41|5|N|87|18|6|E}} | label-pos5=right|label5= Sirsha| numbered5=CT| mark-title5=[[Sirsha, India|Sirsha]] (CT)
|mark-coord6={{coord|23|42|44|N|87|19|26|E}} | label-pos6=right|label6= Banagram| numbered6=CT| mark-title6=[[Banagram, Paschim Bardhaman|Banagram]] (CT)
|mark-coord7={{coord|23|42|10|N|87|18|37|E}} | label-pos7=bottom|label7= Mandarbani| numbered7=CT| mark-title7=[[Mandarbani]] (CT)
|mark-coord8={{coord|23|39|5|N|87|11|20|E}} | label-pos8=left|label8= Bahula| numbered8=CT| mark-title8=[[Bahula]] (CT)
|mark-coord9={{coord|23|40|25|N|87|11|55|E}} | label-pos9=right|label9= Chhora| numbered9=CT| mark-title9=[[Chhora]] (CT)
|mark-coord10={{coord|23|41|10|N|87|11|50|E}} | label-pos10=right|label10= Haripur| numbered10=CT| mark-title10=[[Haripur, Paschim Bardhaman|Haripur]] (CT)
|mark-coord11={{coord|23|40|15|N|87|14|5|E}} | label-pos11=right|label11= Sankarpur| numbered11=CT| mark-title11=[[Sankarpur, Paschim Bardhaman|Sankarpur]] (CT)
|mark-coord12={{coord|23|40|47|N|87|14|41|E}} | label-pos12=left|label12= Nabgram| numbered12=CT| mark-title12=[[Nabgram]] (CT)
|mark-coord13={{coord|23|40|40|N|87|15|53|E}} | label-pos13=right|label13= Konardihi| numbered13=CT| mark-title13=[[Konardihi]] (CT)
|mark-coord14={{coord|23|42|35|N|87|17|22|E}} | label-pos14=right|label14= Mahal| numbered14=CT| mark-title14=[[Mahal, Paschim Bardhaman|Mahal]] (CT)
|mark-coord15={{coord|23|43|12|N|87|16|42|E}} | label-pos15=right|label15= Baidyanathpur| numbered15=CT| mark-title15=[[Baidyanathpur, Paschim Bardhaman|Baidyanathpur]] (CT)
|mark-coord16={{coord|23|42|49|N|87|15|13|E}} | label-pos16=left|label16= Dalurband| numbered16=CT| mark-title16=[[Dalurband]] (CT)
|mark-coord17={{coord|23|43|40|N|87|15|45|E}} | label-pos17=left|label17= Ramnagar| numbered17=CT| mark-title17=[[Ramnagar, Pandaveswar|Ramnagar]] (CT)
|mark-coord18={{coord|23|43|14|N|87|14|5|E}} | label-pos18=left|label18= Bilpahari| numbered18=CT| mark-title18=[[Bilpahari]] (CT)
|mark-coord19={{coord|23|38|35|N|87|15|40|E}} | label-pos19=right|label19= Chak Bankola| numbered19=CT| mark-title19=[[Chak Bankola]] (CT)
|mark-coord20={{coord|23|38|29|N|87|11|22|E}} | label-pos20=right|label20= Parashkol| numbered20=CT| mark-title20=[[Parashkol]] (CT)
|mark-coord21={{coord|23|40|0|N|87|13|33|E}} | label-pos21=left|label21=ECL Kenda |labela21= Area Office |numbered21=0| mark-title21=[[Kenda Area|ECL Kenda Area Office]] (A)| label-size21=12| shape-color21=#AA6666
|mark-coord22={{coord|23|43|39|N|87|16|20|E}} | label-pos22= right|label22=ECL Pandaveswar Area Office | numbered22=0| mark-title22=[[Pandaveswar Area|ECL Pandaveswar Area Office]] (A)|shape-color22=#AA6666| label-size22=12
|mark-coord23={{coord|23|39|49|N|87|14|13|E}} | label-pos23=right|label23=ECL Bankola|labela23= Area Office | numbered23=0| mark-title23=ECL Bankola Area Office (A)|shape-color23=black| label-size23=13|label-color23=black 
|mark-coord24={{coord|23|40|21|N|87|17|16|E}} | label-pos24=right|label24=ECL Jhanjhra Area Office | numbered24=0| mark-title24=[[Jhanjra|ECL Jhanjhra Area Office]] (A)|shape-color24= #AA6666|label-size24=12
|mark-coord25={{coord|23|40|50|N|87|10|50|E}} | label-pos25=left|label25=ECL |labela25= Sonpur Bazari|labelb25 = Area Office | numbered25=0| mark-title25=[[Sonpur Bazari|ECL Sonpur Bazari Area Office]] (A)|shape-color25=#AA6666| label-size25=12
|mark-coord26={{coord|23|34|12|N|87|16|48|E}} | label-pos26=right|label-color26=#800000| label26=Durgapur | numbered26=MC| mark-title26=[[Durgapur]] (MC)|shape-color14=#800000
|mark-coord27={{coord|23|39|25|N|87|18|27|E}} | label-pos27=right|label-color27=#C42222| label27= Laudoha | numbered27=R| mark-title27=[[Laudoha]] (R)|shape-color27=#C42222
|mark-coord28={{coord|23|42|25|N|87|16|18|E}} | label-pos28=left|label-color28=#C42222| label28= Pandabeswar | numbered28=R| mark-title28=[[Pandabeswar]] (R)|shape-color28=#C42222
|mark-coord29={{coord|23|39|0|N|87|17|33|E}} | label-pos29=right|label-color29=#C42222| label29= Tilaboni | numbered29=R| mark-title29=[[Tilaboni]] (R)|shape-color29=#C42222
|mark-coord30={{coord|23|39|0|N|87|15|55|E}} | label-pos30=left|label-color30=#C42222| label30= Shyamsundarpur | numbered30=R| mark-title30=[[Shyamsundarpur, Paschim Bardhaman]] (R)|shape-color30=#C42222
|mark-coord31={{coord|23|42|15|N|87|20|48|E}} | label-pos31=right|label-color31=#C42222| label31= Madhaipur | numbered31=R| mark-title31=[[Madhaipur]] (R)|shape-color31=#C42222
|mark-coord32={{coord|23.75125|87.16556}}| label32=Ajay River| label-color32 = #77A1CB| label-angle32=0| label-pos32=right| label-size32=10| mark-size32=0| mark-title32 =none
|mark-coord33={{coord|23.554889|87.166754}}| label33=Damodar River| label-color33 = #77A1CB| label-angle33=20| label-pos33=top| label-size33=10| mark-size33=0| mark-title33 =none}}

===Coal===
According to the Shodhganga website, collieries in the Bankola Area of [[Eastern Coalfields]] are: Moira, Khandra, Bankola, Shyamsundarpur, Kumardihi A, Kumardihi B, Tilaboni, Shankerpur and Shankerpur OCP.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/66080/13/13_chapter%205.pdf |title = Coalmining impact on the Environment |work = Chapter V: Table 5.2 | publisher= shodganga.infibnet | accessdate = 16 August 2018}}</ref>

As per ECL website telephone numbers, operational collieries in the Bankola Area in 2018 are: Bankola Colliery, Khandra Colliery, Kumardih A Colliery, Kumardih B Colliery, Moira Colliery, Nakrakonda Colliery, Shankarpur Colliery, Shyamsundarpur Colliery and Tilaboni Colliery.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.easterncoal.gov.in/contactus/cugtel/bankola.pdf | title = Area wise Closed User Group (CUG) Telephone Numbers | work =Bankola Area | publisher = Eastern Coalfields Limited | accessdate = 16 August 2018}}</ref>

See also – [[Kenda Area#Mining plan]] – it includes information about Khandra and Shankarpur collieries 
See also – [[Pandaveswar Area#Mining plan]] – it includes information about Bankola, Shyamsundarpur, Kumardih, Nakrakonda and Tilaboni collieries 
See also – [[Kajora Area#Mining plan]] – it includes information about Moira colliery

==Subsidence==
Traditionally many underground collieries have left a void after taking out the coal. As a result, almost all areas are facing subsidence. As per CMPDIL, there were 12 points of subsidence in the Bankola Area involving 538.00 hectares of land.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/66080/13/13_chapter%205.pdf | title = Coal mining impact on the environment | pages=78–81 | publisher = Shodhganga | accessdate = 16 August 2018}}</ref>

==Migrants==
Prior to the advent of coal mining, the entire region was a low-productive rice crop area in what was once a part of the [[Jungle Mahals]]. The ownership of land had passed on from local [[adivasi]]s to agricultural castes before mining started. However, the [[Santal people|Santhals]] and the [[Bauris]], referred to by the colonial administrators as "traditional coal cutters of Raniganj" remained attached to their lost land and left the mines for agricultural related work, which also was more remunerative. It forced the mine-owners to bring in outside labour, mostly from Bihar, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh. In time the migrants dominated the mining and industrial scenario. The pauperization and alienation of the adivasis have been major points of social concern.<ref name=illegalmining1>{{cite web | url = https://www.academia.edu/3141696/Unintended_Collieries_People_and_Resources_in_Eastern_India | title = Unintended Collieries: People and Resources in Eastern India | first= Kuntala|last=Lahiri-Dutt | work= Resource Management in Asia-Pacific, Working Paper No. 44|date=2003| publisher = RMAP Working Papers | accessdate = 11 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://inet.vidyasagar.ac.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1245/2/2.pdf | title = Industrialisation and Emergence of Labour Force in Bengal during The Colonial Period: Its Socio-Economic Impact | first = Nirban |last= Basu | work = Vidyasagar University Journal of History|volume=1|date=2012–13 | accessdate = 11 August 2018}}</ref>

==Transport==
{{Andal–Sainthia branch line|collapse=yes}}
The [[Andal-Sainthia branch line]] passes through the Bankola Area.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/andal-sainthia-memu-63531/18253/5/438 |title = 73531=>63531 Andal-Sainthia MEMU |work = Time Table | publisher= indiarailinfo | accessdate = 16 August 2018}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
Bankola Area Hospital functions with 50 beds.
<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/uploaded_files/go/sbhi_137.pdf | title = Hospitals under Government of India| publisher = Government of West Bengal | accessdate = 16 August 2018}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Operational Areas of ECL}}
{{Paschim Bardhaman topics}}

[[Category:Coal mining operational areas in West Bengal]]

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