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Maithon | |
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Census Town | |
  Maithon Location in Jharkhand, India  Maithon Maithon (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°47′N 86°49′E / 23.78°N 86.81°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Dhanbad |
| CD block | Nirsa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.951 km2 (1.139 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 18,830 |
| • Density | 6,400/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 828207 |
| Vehicle registration | JH |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dhanbad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Nirsa |
| Website | dhanbad |
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