Silkot village
About Silkot
Silkot (सिलकोट) is a village in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in the Garhwal division of Uttarakhand, India. It lies at roughly 1,872 metres above sea level, in the middle hills belt of Garhwal. As the crow flies it is about 120 km from Dehradun and 42 km from Gopeshwar, the district headquarters. The nearest town is Gairsain (5 km). Gairsain tehsil has 229 villages listed on My Haldwani.
सिलकोट उत्तराखंड के चमोली जिले की गैरसैण तहसील का एक गाँव है। यह समुद्र तल से लगभग 1872 मीटर की ऊँचाई पर स्थित है। देहरादून से इसकी सीधी दूरी लगभग 120 किमी है।
About Chamoli district
Chamoli district holds some of Uttarakhand’s most famous places: Badrinath, the Valley of Flowers and Hemkund Sahib, Auli near Joshimath, Gopeshwar, and the confluences of Nandprayag and Karnaprayag. The Chipko movement began here, in Reni village.
How to reach Silkot
- 🚆 Nearest railway station: Ramnagar (73 km)
- ✈️ Nearest airport: Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport (103 km)
- 🏙️ Nearest town: Gairsain (5 km)
- 🚌 From Dehradun: 120 km in a straight line. Shared jeeps and buses run from Dehradun, Rishikesh and Haridwar towards Gairsain; for the last stretch, ask locally or book a taxi.
Distances are straight-line. Hill roads are usually 1.5 to 2 times longer, so allow extra time.
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Weather & best time to visit
Climate: Pleasant summers (roughly 15–28°C), a wet monsoon, and cold winters with frost and occasional light snow at the higher end.
Best time to visit: March to June and September to November.
Terraced fields, pine and oak forests and stone houses with slate roofs are typical of this belt.
During the monsoon (July to September), check road conditions before you travel. Hill roads can be blocked by landslides.
Villages near Silkot
More villages in Gairsain tehsil
Questions about Silkot
Where is Silkot village?
Silkot is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, at 30.0403° N, 79.2409° E.
How far is Silkot from Dehradun?
About 120 km in a straight line. By road it is usually 1.5 to 2 times more because of hill bends.
Which is the nearest railway station to Silkot?
Ramnagar railway station, about 73 km away (straight-line). The nearest airport is Dehradun (Jolly Grant) Airport (103 km).
What is the altitude of Silkot?
About 1,872 metres above sea level, based on SRTM satellite elevation data.
What is the best time to visit Silkot?
March to June and September to November. Pleasant summers (roughly 15–28°C), a wet monsoon, and cold winters with frost and occasional light snow at the higher end.
How can I add photos or stories about Silkot?
Use the “Share your village” form on the Garhwal Villages page. After review, your photos and memories appear on this page with your name.
Sources: village name and tehsil from Wikidata (CC0); location from an automatic name match against OpenStreetMap (ODbL) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) data, so it may be approximate; altitude from SRTM elevation data. English spelling is transliterated from Hindi and may differ locally. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.