Saikot | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Uttarakhand#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttarakhand, India |
Coordinates: | 30.6°N 109°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttarakhand |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Chamoli district |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 805 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Garhwali |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Registration Plate: | UK11 |
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.[1]
Nearby Kedarnath and Badrinath the holiest places of Hinduism called Chota Char Dham.
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.
India census, Saikot village with a total population of 805, of which 401 are males while 404 are females.[2]