Saikot

Saikot
Village
Saikot Location in Uttarakhand, India Show map of Uttarakhand Saikot Saikot (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 30°36′N79°30′E / 30.600°N 79.500°E / 30.600; 79.500
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli district
Population  (2011)
• Total	805 [1]
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UK11
Website	uk.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 and Demography

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

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

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.

References

1. Saikot Population, Census Commission of India, 2011
2. Chardham to get rail connectivity; Indian Railways pilgrimage linking project to cost Rs 43.29k crore, India.com, 12-May-2017

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