Sakhigopal or Satyabadi is a town and

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in the

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About

Sakhigopal is one of the Hindu pilgrimage centres in

for the Sakhigopal Temple. The name Sakhigopal literally means '' Gopal (Srikrishna) being a witness''. Before the establishment of Sakhigopal Temple, the place was called Satyabadi and is still known by this alternative name. 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. On 13 March 2024, the

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upgraded Sakhigopal village to be a NAC.

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. Followers of

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form the majority of the population, while

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and

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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%).

Educational Institutions

* Odia University * Utkalmani Gopabandhu Smruti (Degree) Mahavidyalaya * Satyabadi Sangeet Mahavidyalaya * Govt. Elementary Teacher Education Institution * Satyabadi High School * Govt. Upgraded High School * Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya, Satyabadi * 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. Satyabadi is a part of

Puri Lok Sabha constituency Puri Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) Constituencies in Odisha state in Eastern India. Assembly Segments Assembly Constituencies which constitute this Parliamentary Constituency, after delimitation of Parliam ...

References

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