Sakhigopal

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 pilgrimage centres in Odisha for the Sakhigopal Temple. The name Sakhigopal literally means Gopal (Srikrishna) being a witness.

The alternate name for this place is Satyabadi as it was the name of this place before the establishment of Sakhigopal Temple.

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 NAC.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Census, Satyabadi Community Block had a population of 1,96,136 with the male population being 99,599 (50.8%) while female population being 96,537 (49.2%). There are a total of 43,350 households. The population density is 695 people per km2.

Hindus 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 Assembly Constituency. Current MLA from Satyabadi Assembly Constituency is Umakanta Samantaray of BJD, who won the seat in State elections in 2019.

Satyabadi is a part of Puri Lok Sabha constituency.