Maithon

Maithon is a town in northern Jharkhand. The Barakar River east of Maithon forms the border with West Bengal at Asansol.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Maithon Dam.

Maithon Dam

Dam

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The Maithon Dam is located at Maithon, 48 km from Dhanbad, in the state of Jharkhand India.It is just 24 km from Asansol city and one of the topmost visited place in Asansol region.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barakar and Chirkunda.

Barakar is a town in the Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal along the Barakar River, at the border to Jharkhand. Known for the Begunia complex of Odisha-style temples, Barakar may look like an Odia industrial town at first glance. Barakar is situated 5 km south of Maithon.

Chirkunda

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Chirkunda is a City and a notified area in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Chirkunda is situated 6 km southwest of Maithon.

Maithon

Type: Hill with an elevation of 206 metres
Category: landform
Location: Salanpur, Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

23.78718° or 23° 47′ 14″ north

Longitude

86.82214° or 86° 49′ 20″ east

Elevation

206 metres (676 feet)

Open location code

7MM8QRPC+VV

GeoNames ID

1264275

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Maithon”. Photo: Aman Abrar, CC0.