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  Sakhigopal Sakhigopal (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19°56′47″N 85°48′50″E / 19.9464°N 85.8138°E | |
| 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 |
About
editSakhigopal is one of the pilgrimage centres in Odisha for the Sakhigopal Temple. The name Sakhigopal literally means Gopal (Srikrishna) being a witness.[1]
The alternate name for this place is Satyabadi as it was the name of this place before the establishment of Sakhigopal Temple.[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
editAccording 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.[3][better source needed]
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%).[5][better source needed]
Educational Institutions
edit- 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
editSakhigopal 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
edit- ^ "Sakhigopal Temple". eOdishatourism.com. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "Satyabadi". Website of Puri District Administration, India. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ a b "Number of villages, towns, households, population and area (India, states/UTs, districts and Sub-districts) - 2011". Census of India. Retrieved Jan 25, 2024.
- ^ "CM Naveen Patnaik approves 22 new NACs; ULB reps get pay hike". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "Population by religious community (Odisha)". Census of India. Retrieved Jan 25, 2024.
- ^ "Entrance Test & e- Admission into Integrated M.A. Ph.D. Programme at Odia University, Satyabadi". SAMS, Odisha. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "Utkalmani Gopabandhu Smruti (Degree) Mahavidyalaya, Sakhigopal". SAMS, Odisha. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "Satyabadi Sangeet Mahavidyalaya". NSD, New Delhi. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ "ETEI, SAKHIGOPAL". SCERT, Odisha. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ "SATYABADI". Oav.edu.in. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "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.