Bhalukpung is a small town located along the southern reaches of the

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in West Kameng district of

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. The town is located at 213m above sea level, 100 km from

Bomdila Bomdila is the headquarters of West Kameng district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. Bomdila is one of the 60 constituencies of the state of Arunachal Pradesh. Geography and climate Bomdila is located at . It has an average elevat ...

, 52 km from Tezpur and 5 km from Tipi. It lies along the Kameng river and is the headquarters of Bhalukpung circle. A road leads to

via the Tipi Orchidariurm, and the inner line check post is located at Bhalukpung.TREKING IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH
It has a railway station namely Bhalukpong Railway Station, connected to Rangiya Murkongselek rail line at Balipara. It has 3 platforms. One pair of trains runs daily to and from here. Bhalukpung was governed by local tribal Aka rulers, with occasional political dominance from

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and

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. Ahom rulers of Assam did not interfere with the local tribals, except for retaliatory raids into the tribal territory. In 1873, the British had declared the area around Bhalukpung as off-limits. Fish angling and river rafting are the principal tourist activities in Bhalukpung. Tourist attractions in Bhalukpung include the Pakhui Game Sanctuary and Tipi Orchidarium, which hosts over 2600 cultivated orchids from 80 different species. The annual festival Nyethidow of the Aka tribe is celebrated in January at Bhalukpung, Thrizino. Bhalukpung is inhabited by members of the Aka Tribes.

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Bhalukpong Circle
OpenStreetMap, retrieved 1 December 2021.

Cities and towns in West Kameng district {{ArunachalPradesh-geo-stub