Maithon

Maithon is a census town in Nirsa CD Block in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is situated on the banks of river Barakar

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Place details

Locality: Chirkunda
Region: Jharkhand
Country: India

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Maithon
Settlement.settlement_type: Census Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Jharkhand#India3
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Jharkhand, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Jharkhand
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Dhanbad
Settlement.subdivision_type3: CD block
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Nirsa
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 2.951
Settlement.population_total: 18,830
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official

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postal code: 828207
Commons category: Maithon

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Etymology
Geography
Maithon Dam
Demographics
Languages
Infrastructure
Culture
Education
Schools
College
See also
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Maithon is a census town in Nirsa CD Block in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is situated on the banks of river Barakar

==Etymology== The name has been derived from Maithan or Maa-er-Sthaan, meaning 'Mother's Place' in Bengali. The place of Maa or Mother, refers to Goddess Durga or Ma Kalyaneswari of the famous Kalyaneshwari temple nearby.