Dipka is a census town in Korba District in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. It is known for its Gevra and Dipka Open cast coal mines.
History Dipka (earlier known as Junnadih) was a Gram Panchayat with very few population mostly part was covered by forest. With the expansion of Gevra Coal mine, South Eastern Coalfields Limited built residential colonies for their employees in the region which lead to conversion of village into a town and Gram Panchayat to Municipal Council.
Municipal Council, Dipka Municipal Council, Dipka came into existence in 2004 with 21 wards.गेवरा में हैट्रिक के बाद चौथी बार भी भाजपा का अध्यक्ष बनना लगभग तय YearPresidentParty 2004 Bugal Dubey Bharatiya Janata Party 2009 Manoj Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 2014 Bugal Dubey Bharatiya Janata Party 2019 Santoshi Diwan Indian National Congress2024 Rajendra Singh Rajput Bharatiya Janata Party
Location Dipka lies approximately 20 kilometres west of Korba City. It is surrounded by Pali and Katghora (both lies in NH-130) and other rural areas of Hardi Bazar, Ratija and has connectivity to Janjgir-Champa district towards south direction.
Demographics India census, Dipka had a population of 20,182. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Dipka has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79% and, female literacy is 67%. In Dipka, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Education There are various educational institutions in Dipka such as:
Schools DAV Public School, Gevra, Urja Nagar, Dipka Beacon English School, Shakti Nagar, Dipka Indus Public School, Batari, Dipka St. Thomas Public School, Pragati Nagar, Dipka Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Gevra Project, Dipka East point English medium high school, Santi Nagar, Dipka
College Government College, Dipka Param Mitra Industrial Training Institute, Dipka
Industries Dipka houses Gevra and Dipka open cast coal mines which is part of Korba Coalfield of South Eastern Coalfields Limited. There is also various other industries such as Power generation companies owned by ACB (India) Group and other coal beneficiaries.
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