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Saikot

Coordinates: 30°36′N 79°30′E / 30.600°N 79.500°E / 30.600; 79.500
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Saikot
Village
Saikot is located in Uttarakhand
Saikot
Saikot
Location in Uttarakhand, India
Saikot is located in India
Saikot
Saikot
Saikot (India)
Coordinates: 30°36′N 79°30′E / 30.600°N 79.500°E / 30.600; 79.500
Country India
StateUttarakhand
DistrictChamoli district
Population
 (2011)
 • Total805[1]
Languages
 • OfficialHindi , Garhwali
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUK11
Websiteuk.gov.in

Saikot is a village in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand state in India. Situated on the banks of Alaknanda River, it is a proposed y-forked railway junction on Chota Char Dham Railway for two different railways going to Kedarnath and Badrinath.[2]

Geography

Nearby Kedarnath and Badrinath the holiest places of Hinduism called Chota Char Dham.

Transport

It is a y-forked junction the following two Chota Char Dham Railway routes

Rishikesh-Karnaprayag Railway is also an under construction new railway link extension from the exiting Rishikesh railway station to Karnaprayag.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Saikot village with a total population of 805, of which 401 are males while 404 are females.[1]

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