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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Saikot
| native_name = सैकोट
| native_name_lang = [[Garhwali]]
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| settlement_type = Village
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttarakhand]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Chamoli district]]
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| population_total = 805<ref name=cen1/>
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'''Saikot''' ([[Garhwali language|Garhwali]]: सैकोट) 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]].<ref name=char1>[http://www.india.com/business/chardham-to-get-rail-connectivity-indian-railways-pilgrimage-linking-project-to-cost-rs-43-29-crore-2124237/ Chardham to get rail connectivity; Indian Railways pilgrimage linking project to cost Rs 43.29k crore, India.com, 12-May-2017]</ref>

==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}} India [[census]], Saikot village with a total population of 805, of which 401 are males while 404 are females.<ref name=cen1>[http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/41007-saikot-uttarakhand.html Saikot Population, Census Commission of India, 2011]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|20em}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://chamoli.nic.in}}
* [http://www.indiamapatlas.com/uttarakhand/district/chamoli-map.html Chamoli District Map]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Chamoli district
|North = {{flagicon|China}}[[Tibet Autonomous Region]], [[China]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Pithoragarh district]]
|Southeast = [[Bageshwar district]]
|South = [[Almora district]]
|Southwest = [[Pauri Garhwal district]]
|West = [[Rudraprayag district]]
|Northwest = [[Uttarkashi district]]
}}

{{Chamoli district}}
{{Hindu temples in Uttarakhand}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Chamoli district]]
[[Category:Chamoli| ]]

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