 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.Municipal Council, Dipka came into existence in 2004 with 21 wards.