Sakhigopal Satyabadi | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 19°56′47″N85°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 |
Sakhigopal or Satyabadi is a town and Notified Area Council in Puri district in the Indian state of Odisha.
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]
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]
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 ]
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]
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