Maithon

Maithon is a town in northern Jharkhand. The Barakar River east of Maithon forms the border with West Bengal at Asansol.

Get in
Maithon can be reached by train, bus or car, from Kolkata, and by road from Dhanbad or Asansol.

By train
From Howrah station catch trains heading for Asansol or Kumardubi (KMME). Maithon is 30 km from Asansol, local auto will charge approx ₹300-₹400. From Kumardubi, Maithon is only 9 km, local auto charges ₹100.

You can also go from Kolkata to Barakar (16 km from Maithon).



By bus
By bus you can reach Asansol, from there go by auto or a hired car (₹500-₹600). There is regular mini bus service between Asansol main city bus stand and Maithon.

By car
Maithon falls on the historic Grand Trunk Road, which heads east to Durgapur, Bardhaman and Chandannagar before reaching to Howrah, and west to Dhanbad, continuing through the Plains before reaching Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The NH 19, previously NH 2, also runs through this town and largely overlaps with the GT Road.

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.

Eat and drink
On the Jharkhand end of the town, you can get a variety of chat, dhokla, golgappa, chana-bhatura etc. On the West Bengal end, try the Paneer Pakora &amp; Chicken Pokora from Chittaranjan Debnath's shop near Mazumder Niwas.

You can enjoy thrills of three star dining at Maithon Hotel, Sanjay Chowk or try the chop/ cutlets in area 4.

Go next

 * Asansol
 * Baranti - holiday resorts, about 38 km
 * Biharinath - holiday resorts, about 50 km
 * Durgapur
 * Garh Panchakot
 * Dhanbad
 * Parasnath Hills