Sakhigopal

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 for	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

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

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 BJD, who won the seat in State elections in 2024.^[11]

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

References

1. "Sakhigopal Temple". eOdishatourism.com. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
2. "Satyabadi". Website of Puri District Administration, India. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
3. "Number of villages, towns, households, population and area (India, states/UTs, districts and Sub-districts) - 2011". Census of India. Retrieved Jan 25, 2024.
4. "CM Naveen Patnaik approves 22 new NACs; ULB reps get pay hike". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
5. "Population by religious community (Odisha)". Census of India. Retrieved Jan 25, 2024.
6. "Entrance Test & e- Admission into Integrated M.A. Ph.D. Programme at Odia University, Satyabadi". SAMS, Odisha. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
7. "Utkalmani Gopabandhu Smruti (Degree) Mahavidyalaya, Sakhigopal". SAMS, Odisha. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
8. "Satyabadi Sangeet Mahavidyalaya". NSD, New Delhi. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
9. "ETEI, SAKHIGOPAL". SCERT, Odisha. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
10. "SATYABADI". Oav.edu.in. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
11. "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
12. "Puri Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 Live: Puri Constituency Election Results, News, Candidates, Vote Paercentage". 2019-04-23. Archived from the original on 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2019-07-08.