Dipka

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.

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Locality: Gevra
Region: Chhattisgarh
Country: India
Population: 5,892

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Municipal Council, Dipka
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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.