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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dipka
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = Hindi, Chhattisgarhi
| other_name =
| nickname = Gevra
| settlement_type = city
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chhattisgarh, India
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Chhattisgarh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Korba District|Korba]]
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| governing_body = Municipal Council, Dipka
| leader_title2 = President
| leader_name2 = Santoshi Diwan ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 495452
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'''Dipka''' is a [[census town]] in [[Korba District]] in the state of [[Chhattisgarh]], [[India]]. It is known for its [[Korba Coalfield|Gevra]] and [[Korba Coalfield|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|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.<ref>https://www.bhaskar.com/chhattisgarh/korba/news/chhattisgarh-news-for-the-fourth-time-after-hat-trick-in-gevra-bjp-president-is-almost-certain-063053-6256288.html {{Bare URL inline|date=April 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" width=60%
|-
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Member
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Party
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|| 2004 || Bugal Dubey || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|| 2009 || Manoj Sharma || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|| 2014 || Bugal Dubey || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|| 2019 || Santoshi Diwan || [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|}

==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==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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|South Eastern Coalfields Limited]]. There is also various other industries such as Power generation companies owned by ACB (India) Group<ref>http://www.acbindia.com/</ref> and other coal beneficiaries.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Korba district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Korba district]]

{{Chhattisgarh-geo-stub}}

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