Bhalukpong

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Bhalukpung

| native_name =

| native_name_lang =

| other_name =

| nickname =

| settlement_type = town

| image_skyline = Bhalukpong.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Bhalukpung

| pushpin_map = India Arunachal Pradesh#India3

| pushpin_label_position = right

| pushpin_map_alt =

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India

| coordinates = {{coord|27.011|N|92.646|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Arunachal Pradesh

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = West Kameng

| established_title =

| established_date =

| founder =

| named_for =

| government_type =

| governing_body =

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes =

| area_rank =

| area_total_km2 =

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m = 213

| population_total =

| population_as_of =

| population_rank =

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_demonym =

| population_footnotes =

| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = English

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 790114

| registration_plate = AR

| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city

| blank1_info_sec1 = Tezpur

| blank2_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency

| blank2_info_sec1 = Arunachal West

| blank3_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency

| blank3_info_sec1 = Thrizino-Buragaon

| website =

| footnotes =

}}

File:Salna Bari, Bhalukpong.jpg

Bhalukpung is a small town located along the southern reaches of the Himalayas in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh in India. The town is located at 213m above sea level,[http://westkameng.nic.in/tourism.htm TOURISM : WEST KAMENG DISTRICT] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051217135232/http://westkameng.nic.in/tourism.htm |date=17 December 2005 }} 100 km from Bomdila, 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 Bomdila via the Tipi Orchidariurm, and the inner line check post is located at Bhalukpung.[http://www.planetsindia.com/trekking.htm TREKING IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615012815/http://www.planetsindia.com/trekking.htm |date=15 June 2006 }}

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 Bhutan and Assam. 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.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

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.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

The annual festival Nyethidow of the Aka tribe is celebrated in January at Bhalukpung, Thrizino. Bhalukpung is inhabited by members of the Aka Tribes.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}