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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Maithon
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| settlement_type = Census Town
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.78|N|86.81|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Dhanbad district|Dhanbad]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Community development block in India|CD block]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Nirsa (community development block)|Nirsa]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 2.951
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| population_total = 18,830
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 828207
| registration_plate = JH
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Dhanbad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhanbad]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Nirsa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nirsa]]
| website = {{URL|dhanbad.nic.in/}}
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'''Maithon''' is a [[census town]] in [[Nirsa (community development block)|Nirsa]] [[Community development block in India|CD Block]] in [[Dhanbad Sadar subdivision]] of [[Dhanbad district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]]. It is situated on the banks of river Barakar

==Etymology==
The name has been derived from Maithan or Mai-Ka-Than (Hindi). The place of Mai or mother, refers to Goddess Durga or Ma Kalyaneswari of the famous [[Kalyaneshwari temple]] nearby.

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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===Location===
Maithon is located at {{coord|23.78|N|86.81|E|display=inline}}.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

===Overview===
The region shown in the map is a part of the undulating [[Highland|uplands]] bustling with coalmines. While the [[Damodar River|Damodar]] flows along the southern boundary, the [[Barakar River|Barakar]] flows along the eastern boundary. Both the rivers form the boundary with [[West Bengal]]. [[Panchet Dam]] and [[Maithon Dam]], along with their reservoirs, are prominently visible in the map. The entire area is covered in [[Nirsa (community development block)]]. In Nirsa CD block 69% of the population live in rural areas and 31% live in urban areas. The [https://dhanbad.nic.in/block-offices/ official website of the district] has announced the formation of two new CD blocks – Egarkund and Kaliasole, possibly carved out of Nirsa CD block. As of July 2019, there is no further information about the new CD blocks. [[Bharat Coking Coal|BCCL]] operates [[Chanch/ Victoria Area]] partially within the region shown in the map. [[Eastern Coalfields|ECL]] operates [[Mugma Area]] fully within the region shown in the map.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2009_PART_A_DCHB_DHANBAD.pdf | title = District Census Handbook Dhanbad | work = Series 21, Part XIIA, pages 4-5, 5-6, 8 | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand | access-date = 4 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bcclweb.in/?page_id=22623| title = Area | publisher = Bharat Coking Coal Limited | access-date = 2 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.easterncoal.gov.in/contactus/cugtel.html|title = Area-wise Closed User Group (CUG) Telephone Number | publisher= Eastern Coalfields Limited| access-date = 11 August 2018}}</ref>

===Maithon Dam===
[[File:Maithon Dam.jpg|thumb|Sunset at Maithon]]
[[Maithon Dam]], of the [[Damodar Valley Corporation]], constitutes one of the most accomplished and successful river valley projects of India, which was a part of the First Five Year Plan after India's independence. The Damodar Valley region, which Maithon forms a part of, is often hailed as the Ruhr Valley of India.

==Demographics==
As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Maithon had a total population of 18,830 of which 9,942 (53%) were males and 8,888 (47%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,822. The total number of literates in Maithon was 15,611 (91.79% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-JK.html |title = 2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 11 June 2019}}</ref>

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Maithon had a population of 19,728. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Maithon has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 67%. In Maithon, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Infrastructure==
Maithon has an area of 2.951 km2. It is 42 km from the district headquarters Dhanbad. There is a railway station at [[Kumardubi]] 6 km away. Buses are available in the town. It has 25 km roads and both covered and open drains. The two major sources of protected water supply are tap water from treated sources and hand pumps. There are 3,506 domestic electric connections and 400 road light points. Amongst the medical facilities, it has 1 hospital with 150 beds and 10 medicine shops. Amongst the educational facilities, it has 5 primary schools, 5 middle schools, 3 secondary schools, 2 senior secondary schools and 1 general degree college. Amongst the recreational facilities, there is a stadium, an auditorium/ community hall, a library and a reading room. It has branch offices of 3 nationalised banks, 12 agricultural credit societies and 1 non-agricultural credit society.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2009_PART_A_DCHB_DHANBAD.pdf| title = District Census Handbook, Dhanbad, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A | work = Pages 639-664 Statements | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. | access-date = 9 June 2019}}</ref>

==Culture==
The [[Kalyaneshwari temple]] 6 km away from the Maithon dam is considered to be the seat to a very powerful deity, Ma Kalyaneshwari. The temple was erected in the early 1900s .

==Education==
Civil Services Institute Maithon

===Schools===

* Kendriya Vidyalaya Maithon Dam
* JNV Nirsha Dhanbad
* [[De Nobili School, Maithon]]
* [[Maithan Public School]]
* Right Bank High School Maithon
* Left Bank High School
* Left Bank Primary School
* KGBV NIRSA

===College===
* [[Bholaram Shibal Kharkia College, Maithon]] was established in 1966. Affiliated to [[Binod Bihari Mahto Koylanchal University]], it offers courses in arts, science and commerce.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://bskc.in/ |title = B.S.K. College, Maithon |publisher= BSKC | access-date = 15 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.shiksha.com/college/bholaram-shibal-kharkia-college-maithon-vinoba-bhave-university-hazaribagh-51532 |title = Bholaram Shibal Kharkia College |publisher= Shiksha| access-date = 15 June 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Maithon Power Plant]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage-inline|Maithon}}

{{Dhanbad District}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Dhanbad district]]

Maithon - Revision history

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