| Sakhigopal | |
| Other Name: | Satyabadi |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Odisha#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Odisha, India |
| Coordinates: | 19.9464°N 85.8138°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Odisha |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Puri |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Block |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Satyabadi |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Satyabadi |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Lok Sabha Constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Puri |
| Established Title: | First settled |
| Named For: | Krishna |
| Government Type: | Notified Area Council (N.A.C.) |
| Governing Body: | Sakhigopal N.A.C. |
| Leader Title1: | N.A.C. Chairman |
| Leader Name1: | vacant |
| Leader Title2: | Executive Officer |
| Leader Name2: | vacant |
| Leader Title3: | Member of Legislative Assembly |
| Leader Name3: | Umakanta Samantray (BJD) |
| Leader Title4: | Member of Parliament |
| Leader Name4: | Pinaki Misra (BJD) |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Odia, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 752014 |
| Area Code Type: | STD Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 06752 |
| Registration Plate: | OD-13 (Old OR-13) |
Sakhigopal or Satyabadi is a town and Notified Area Council in Puri district in the Indian state of Odisha.
Sakhigopal 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]
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 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%).[5]
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.[11]
Satyabadi is a part of Puri Lok Sabha constituency.[12]