Dipka is a

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Korba District Korba District is an administrative district of Chhattisgarh state in central India. The headquarter of this district is Korba. History The district is named for the Korwa tribe that inhabits the northern part of Chhattisgarh. Korba was fo ...

in the state of

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. 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 South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) is the largest coal producing company of India. It is a "Miniratna" Company, and one of eight fully owned subsidiaries of Coal India Limited. The company has its headquarter at Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, Indi ...

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.

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

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, 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 Vidya Bharati (short for Vidya Bharati Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Sansthan) is the educational wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). It runs one of the largest private network of schools in India, operating 12,000 schools with over 3.2 Millio ...

, 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

. There is also various other industries such as Power generation companies owned by ACB (India) Group and other coal beneficiaries.

References

Cities and towns in Korba district {{Chhattisgarh-geo-stub