Maithon

Worth seeing in and around Maithon

2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Maithon Dam

   The Maithon Dam is located at Maithon, 48 km from Dhanbad, in the state of Jharkhand India.It is just 24 km from Asansol city and one of the topmost visited place in Asansol region. 15,712 ft long and 165 ft high.

   600 m · Dam in India · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Kalyaneshwari Temple

   Kalyaneshwari temple at Kalyaneshwari in Asansol Sadar subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

   1.9 km · building in India · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Bathanbari

   A popular weekend picnic spot and its main attraction is the Barakar River.

2. 02
   Begunia

   The temple complex at the Barakar River consists of four temples, with the fourth being the oldest.

3. 03
   Kalyaneshwari Temple

   Legend has it that human sacrifices were offered at Kalyaneshwari in the remote past.

4. 04
   Maithon Dam

From Wikivoyage: Maithon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Row boat - a seat rowing boat is ₹300 and additional ₹20-50 tip to the boatman allows you to experience rowing with your own hand. Also you have options to do paddle boating. Or take a hi-speed trip in a speed-boat by paying ₹500.

From Wikivoyage: Maithon, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Maithon

Airports

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (CCU), 209 km

• Kolkata → Maithon

  209 km · quickest by road, 4h 17m · ₹1,680–2,100
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• Siliguri → Maithon

  364 km · quickest by road, 8h 14m · ₹3,470–4,340
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• Bhubaneswar → Maithon

  403 km · quickest by road, 8h 13m · ₹3,550–4,440
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