Sakhigopal or Satyabadi is a town and

Notified Area Council A nagar panchayat () or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,00 ...

Puri district Puri district is a coastal district of the Odisha state of India. It has one Administrative subdivision, sub-division, 11 Tehsils, tahasils and 11 Block (country subdivision), blocks and comprises 1722 revenue villages. Puri is the only Nagar ...

in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Odisha.

About

Sakhigopal is one of the Hindu pilgrimage centres in Odisha for the Sakhigopal Temple. The name Sakhigopal literally means ''Krishna, 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 Government of Odisha upgraded Sakhigopal village to be a Notified Area Council, 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 Hindus, 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%).

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 (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency), Satyabadi Assembly Constituency. Current Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), MLA from Satyabadi Assembly Constituency is Om Prakash Mishra of Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, who won the seat in State elections in 2024. Satyabadi is a part of Puri Lok Sabha constituency.

References

{{Puri district Puri district