Saikot

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]

Saikot
Village
Saikot Location in Uttarakhand, India Show map of Uttarakhand Saikot Saikot (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 30°36′N 79°30′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.gov.in

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.