Saikot
Appearance
Saikot | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 30°36′N 79°30′E / 30.600°N 79.500°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttarakhand |
District | Chamoli district |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 805[1] |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi , Garhwali |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | UK11 |
Website | uk |
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
- Karnaprayag-Saikot-Sonprayag Kedarnath Railway 99 km long route
- Saikot-Joshimath Badrinath Railway, 75 km long route making a "Y" fork connection at Saikot from the Kedarnath railway above.
Rishikesh-Karnaprayag Railway is also an under construction new railway link extension from the exiting Rishikesh railway station to Karnaprayag.
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census, Saikot village with a total population of 805, of which 401 are males while 404 are females.[1]