19-764: Kamla Nehru Mahavidyalaya or the Kamla Nehru College (known as the K.N. College ) is a degree college located in Korba , Chhattisgarh , India . It was established by the Kamla Nehru Mahavidyalaya Samiti in 1971. Established in 1971, it was affiliated to Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University , Raipur and started its journey with 250 Undergraduate students in Faculty of Arts. The postgraduate program also started in Hindi and Economics (1983), Geography (1989). In 1984,
38-616: A population of 365,253. Korba City is a part of the Korba District which was formed on 25 May 1998. The forest area cover of Korba is 4,187.375 km (1,616.755 sq mi). There are 17 police stations in Korba and it contains five blocks. Korba has been ranked 13th best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 2 3-10L Population cities) in India according to 'Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2024 Results' Korba Super Thermal Power Plant of NTPC
57-401: Is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency for the city and constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Rampur (ST) (assembly constituency no. 20), Korba (assembly constituency no. 21), Katghora (assembly constituency no. 22) and Pali-Tanakhar (ST) (assembly constituency no. 23) is part of Korba district . Currently, Jyotsna Charan Das Mahant of Indian National Congress
76-546: Is a member of parliament to the 17th Lok Sabha and Lakhanlal Devangan of Bharatiya Janata Party sitting Member of the Legislative Assembly from Korba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) . Korba is well connected with the state and neighbouring states with a network of national and state highways. The major highways are National Highway 149B till Champa and National Highway 130 via Bilaspur till Raipur . The nearest railway station Korba railway station , which
95-687: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Korba, Chhattisgarh 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 located at 22°21′N 82°41′E / 22.35°N 82.68°E / 22.35; 82.68 . It has an average elevation of 252 m (827 ft). As of 2011 India census , Korba city had
114-644: Is connected to Champa, which in turn lies on the Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line . The stations come under the South East Central Railway Zone of the Indian Railways . It is also directly connected to Bilaspur , the divisional headquarter of the railway zone. Korba is well connected with a bus transport to various cities within and outside the state. Regular bus services are operated by the government and private operators from Korba Bus Station,
133-524: Is located at Jamanipali area. It receives coal from Gevra and Kusmunda mines and source of water for the power plant is Hasdeo River . Korba Thermal Power Station is owned and operated by National Thermal Power Corporation . There are more small Power Plant near city like Hasdeo Thermal Power Station , Dr Shyama Prasad Mukharjee Thermal Power Station and Lanco Amarkantak Power Plant . Himadri Speciality Chemical has its manufacturing facility located in Korba. Bharat Aluminium Company has plant which
152-517: Is one of the Asia's largest aluminium production industries. In 2009, chimney under construction by Gannon Dunkerley & Company at the Balco smelter collapsed killing 49 workers and GDCL management have been accused of negligence in the incident. Korba is headquarter of Korba district . Korba City has been a metropolitan municipality with a mayor-council form of government. Korba (Lok Sabha constituency)
171-628: Is the northern end of the Chhattisgarh plain. In the west, these plains meet an extension of the Maikal Hills that separate the lowlands from the plateau. In the east is located the Deopahadi Range. These heavily forested hills are divided by the valley of the Hasdeo River . The area's most important hill is Karela Hill with a height of 3,253 feet (992 m). To the north of Katghora , the slope of
190-445: The 2011 census , Korba district has a population of 1,206,640, roughly equal to the nation of Bahrain or the US state of New Hampshire out of which 612,915 are male and 593,725 are female. This gives it a ranking of 395th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 183 inhabitants per square kilometre (470/sq mi). Its population growth rate over
209-549: The Korwa tribe that inhabits the northern part of Chhattisgarh. Korba was formerly known as Gourigarh. The district was originally ruled by the Haihaiyas until it was conquered by the Marathas during their expansion into Chhattisgarh. Various parts of the district were controlled by small zamindars belonging to a variety of communities such as Gond and Kanwar. The Korwas managed to overthrow
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#1733122944755228-460: The airfield and due to the city's extent, the government has proposed to build a new domestic airport at Baikunthpur, 145 km (90 mi) north of Korba. Korba district Korba District is an administrative district of Chhattisgarh state in central India . The headquarter of this district is Korba . It is the Largest District (By Area) in the state. The district is named for
247-461: The college became affiliated to newly formed Guru Ghasidas University , Bilaspur . Faculty of Commerce started in 1992 and Faculty of Science was started in 1999. After the establishment of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vishwavidyalaya in 2012, the college became affiliated to Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vishwavidyalaya , Bilaspur . This article about a university or college in Chhattisgarh , India
266-406: The decade 2001-2011 was 19.25%. Korba has a sex ratio of 971 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 73.22%. 36.99% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 10.33% and 40.90% of the population respectively. Most of the people can speak and understand hindi there. It is widely spoken by peoples. Languages of Korba district (2011) At
285-469: The festivals with great enthusiasm. Mainly Pahari Korva and Birhore tribes are major tribe community of district. They generally habitual of living in isolation. They live in hilly and forest areas. The main tribal festival are Dev Uthani , Pola , Chherchhera , Karma , and Hareli . Hareli is celebrated during the month of monsoon. Farmers celebrate this festival, it is also known as Hariyali. Pola is another festival celebrated by peoples, During
304-512: The main bus station of the city, to cities like Bilaspur , Champa , Ambikapur , Raipur , Raigarh , Jharsuguda , Jamshedpur , Ranchi , Bhubaneswar , Nagpur , among others. The nearest airport is Bilaspur Airport , located 100 km (62 mi) southwest from Korba. Previously, the Government of Chhattisgarh was planning to expand and develop the airstrip present within the city premises. However, due to restricted amount of space within
323-560: The rulers of Gourigarh and ruled the region until being displaced by the Rajputs under Ratan Singh. These rulers managed to retain their lands during the arrival of Marathas and British. In 1861 Korba became part of the newly formed Bilaspur district. The district is situated in the Northern part of the state, at the point where the Chhattisgarh plain meets the Surguja plateau. The south of the district
342-495: The time of the 2011 Census of India , 82.68% of the population in the district spoke Chhattisgarhi , 11.61% Hindi , 1.00% Kurukh 0.94% Bhojpuri , 0.61% Bengali and 0.41% Odia as their first language. The district is known for its tribal culture. The largest tribes are the Gonds and Kawars , with smaller numbers of Kurukh , Binjhwar , Dhanwar and Majhwar . Korba is famous for its cultural diversity. The people celebrate all
361-862: The valleys of the Hasdeo and Gage is very less and joins the Surguja District in the north. The Tan and Chorai Rivers joins the River Hasdeo from opposite directions – from the east and the west. Towards the northern banks are the Gurudwari Hill, Janta Hill, Matin and Dhajag Hills. Korba is known for its coal mines such as Gevra Area (one of the biggest coal mines of Asia), Kusmunda Area and Dipka Area (SECL parent company - Coal India ) all located in Korba Coalfield . It also has power plants such as NTPC , CSEB , and Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO). According to
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