Sakhigopal

Sakhigopal or Satyabadi is a town and Notified Area Council in Puri district in the Indian state of Odisha.

Sakhigopal Satyabadi
Town
Sakhigopal Mandir
Sakhigopal Location in Odisha, India Show map of Odisha Sakhigopal Sakhigopal (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 19.9464°N 85.8138°E / 19.9464; 85.8138
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Puri
Named after	Krishna
Government
• Type	Notified Area Council (N.A.C.)
• Body	Sakhigopal N.A.C.
• N.A.C. Chairman	vacant
• Executive Officer	vacant
• Member of Legislative Assembly	Om Prakash Mishra (BJP)
• Member of Parliament	Sambit Patra (BJP)
Languages
• Official	Odia, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	752014
STD Telephone code	06752
Vehicle registration	OD-13 (Old OR-13)
Block	Satyabadi
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency	Satyabadi
Lok Sabha Constituency	Puri

About

Sakhigopal is one of the Hindu pilgrimage centres in Odisha for the Sakhigopal Temple. The name Sakhigopal literally means Gopal (Srikrishna) being a witness.^[1]

Before the establishment of Sakhigopal Temple, the place was called Satyabadi and is still known by this alternative name.^[2]

Earlier, Sakhigopal village was under Satyabadi Block which was spread over an area of 282.34 km². It has 169 inhabited villages, 4 uninhabited villages.^{[3][better source needed]}

On 13 March 2024, the Government of Odisha upgraded Sakhigopal village to be a NAC.^[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census, Satyabadi Community Block had a population of 1,96,136 with 99,599 (50.8%) male and 96,537 (49.2%) female population. There are a total of 43,350 households. The population density is 695 people per km².^{[3][better source needed]}

Followers of Hinduism form the majority of the population, while Muslims and Christians are a small minority. The population of Hindus is 1,93,921 (98.9%), Muslims is 1,974 (1%) and Christians is 51 (0.02%).^{[5][better source needed]}

Educational Institutions

• Odia University^[6]
• Utkalmani Gopabandhu Smruti (Degree) Mahavidyalaya^[7]
• Satyabadi Sangeet Mahavidyalaya^[8]
• Govt. Elementary Teacher Education Institution^[9]
• Satyabadi High School
• Govt. Upgraded High School
• Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya, Satyabadi^[10]
• Govt. Girl's High School
• Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir
• Satyabadi School of Integral Education
• St. Xavier's High School

Politics

Sakhigopal is a part of Satyabadi Assembly Constituency. Current MLA from Satyabadi Assembly Constituency is Om Prakash Mishra of BJP, who won the seat in State elections in 2024.^[11]

Satyabadi is a part of Puri Lok Sabha constituency.^[12]