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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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.
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