The Jhanjra coal block is located on the north-eastern side of Raniganj Coalfield, 15 km north of NH 19 (old numbering NH 2)/ Grand Trunk Road and about the same distance by road from Durgapur.

[2] According to the 2011 Census of India, Jhanjra had a total population of 2,125, of which 1,098 (52%) were males and 1,027 (48%) were females.

The total number of literate persons in Jhanjra was 1,496 (78.49% of the population over 6 years).

[1] As of 2015-16, with the deployment of continuous miner mass production technology has been introduced in the Jhanjra mines.

Man riding system and free steered vehicle are already functional.