Korba | |
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Power City
Industrial Capital of Chhattisgarh | |
         _Mahishasur_Mardini_temple_Chaiturgarh_Korba,_Chhattisgarh.jpg) From top, left to right: Palm mall, CSEB west Chimney and Cooling tower , BALCO aluminium plant, Dumpers at Gevra coalmines, Deopahri Forest range ,Transport Nagar road, Korba Urjadhani Logo, Pali Ancient shiv mandir, Chaiturgarh hills, Chaiturgarh temple, Sunset in Satrenga | |
  Korba Location in Chhattisgarh, India  Korba Korba (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°21′N 82°41′E / 22.35°N 82.68°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Korba |
| Named for | Pahadi Korwas Tribes |
| Government | |
| • Body | Nagar Nigam Korba |
| • Mayor | Rajkishor Prasad (INC) |
| • President | Shyam Sunder Soni (INC)[1] |
| Elevation | 316 m (1,037 ft) |
| Population (Urban 2011) | |
| • Total | 365,253 |
| • Rank | 126th |
| Demonym | Korbites |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 495677 (Korba)[2] |
| Area code | 7759 |
| Vehicle registration | CG-12 |
| Sex ratio | 927 ♂/♀ |
| Website | www |
Korba is a city and an industrial area in Korba District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Korba was part of Bilaspur District before 25 May 1998. It was later designated as a separate district for ease of administration, but is still under Bilaspur Division. Korba is called power hub of India due to its Coal reserves and Industrial base for multiple thermal based power plants from Public sector like NTPC Limited, CSEB from State of Chhattisgarh as well as from private sector apart from Power plants Korba has the Asia's second largest and India's largest open cast coal mine in Gevra area of SECL Korba Coalfield. Korba produces 140 Million tons of coal every year which accounts for 17% of Country's total coal production and 85% of Chhattisgarh Coal production. BALCO Private owned Aluminium producer has its smelter Aluminium Plant in Korba. Here mainly the protected tribal tribe Korwa (Pahadi Korwa) resides. Korba district is blessed by lush green forests from all around, a large population of tribals is found here. The tribals here prefer to live in harmony with the environment in the forest area due to which they have retained their distinctive cultural characteristics and traditional practices.
- ^ Korba Nagar Nigam Sabhapati पद पर Congress का कब्जा – Congress के Shyam Sunder Soni बने सभापति [Congress captures the post of Korba Nagar Nigam Sabhapati. Shyam Sunder Soni of Congress becomes the chairman]. IBC24 (in Hindi). 10 January 2020. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
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