Wardha Valley Coalfield is known to be the oldest coalfield in Maharashtra state and is ideally situated in the centre of India. The properties of coal fly ash are strongly dependent on the geological origin and the combustion process of the coal. It is important to characterize fly ash in detail to ascertain its potential uses as raw material in the production of high value products. A study conducted for the characterization of Wardha valley coal ash sample using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDX). Both the surface and internal structure of fly ash particles were analyzed. The elemental concentrations, as determined by EDS, were consistent with X-ray diffraction data.