Maithon Dam

The Maithon Dam is located at , 48 km from , in the state of India.It is just 24 km from city and one of the topmost visited place in Asansol region.
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: Dam in India
  • Also known as: “Maithan Dam”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maithon and Barakar.

Photo: Aman Abrar, CC0.
is a town in northern . The Barakar River east of forms the border with West Bengal at .

Photo: Anup Sadi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in the district of West Bengal along the River, at the border to . Known for the Begunia complex of Odisha-style temples, may look like an Odia industrial town at first glance.

Town
is a city and a notified area in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of in the state of , India. It is located in the northeast of Jharkhand and lies very close to the state borders of . is situated 5 km southwest of Maithon Dam.

Maithon Dam

Latitude
23.78635° or 23° 47′ 11″ north
Longitude
86.81455° or 86° 48′ 52″ east
Open location code
7MM8QRP7+GR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 364645642
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q3445863
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Uzbek—“Maithon Dam” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “মাইথন বাঁধ”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد مايثون”
  • French: “barrage Maithon”
  • French: “Barrage Maithon”
  • Hindi: “मैथन बांध”
  • Indonesian: “Bendungan Maithon”
  • Italian: “diga di Maithon”
  • Malayalam: “മൈത്തോൺ അണക്കെട്ട്”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Maithon-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Maithon-demningen”
  • Santali: “ᱢᱟᱭᱛᱷᱚᱱ ᱰᱮᱢ”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Maithon”
  • Uzbek: “Mayton to’g’oni”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Deer park and Police Checkpoint 1.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Maithon Hydel and DVC Right Bank SS.

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