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Dipka
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city
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| Nickname:
Gevra
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  Dipka Location in Chhattisgarh, India Show map of Chhattisgarh Dipka Dipka (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 22°21′09″N 82°33′17″E / 22.35238°N 82.55476°E / 22.35238; 82.55476 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Korba |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal Council, Dipka |
| • President | Santoshi Diwan (INC) |
| Population
(2001)
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| • Total | 20,182 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Chhattisgarhi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN |
495452
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| Vehicle registration | CG-12 |
Dipka is a census towninKorba District in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. It is known for its Gevra and Dipka Open cast coal mines.
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 came into existence in 2004 with 21 wards.[1]
| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 2004 | Bugal Dubey | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2009 | Manoj Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 | Bugal Dubey | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019 | Santoshi Diwan | Indian National Congress | |
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.
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] 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.
There are various educational institutions in Dipka such as:
Dipka houses Gevra and Dipka open cast coal mines which is part of Korba CoalfieldofSouth Eastern Coalfields Limited. There is also various other industries such as Power generation companies owned by ACB (India) Group[3] and other coal beneficiaries.
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Cities and towns in Korba district
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| Korba |
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| Cities and towns in other districts |
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