Saikot
Village in Uttarakhand, India
30°36′N 79°30′E / 30.600°N 79.500°E / 30.600; 79.500
India (2011)
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]
References
- ^ a b Saikot Population, Census Commission of India, 2011
- ^ Chardham to get rail connectivity; Indian Railways pilgrimage linking project to cost Rs 43.29k crore, India.com, 12-May-2017
External links
- Official website
- Chamoli District Map
Places adjacent to Saikot | |
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Cities and towns in Chamoli district
in other districts
- Almora
- Bageshwar
- Champawat
- Dehradun
- Haridwar
- Nainital
- Pauri Garhwal
- Pithoragarh
- Rudraprayag
- Tehri Garhwal
- Udham Singh Nagar
- Uttarkashi
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