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Bhulkan

Pokhari mandal
Pincode 246473
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DEEPAK KUMAR
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LGD code
41131
Pincode
246473
Post office
Pokhari Nagnath
Population
4
Households
1
Literacy rate
100%
Sex ratio
0 ♀/1000♂
Workers
3
Distance to district centre
29 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Dehradun
97 km
Distance to Delhi
255 km
Nearest railway station
Rishikesh · 75 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Jankalyan Hospital, Rudraprayag · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bhulkan compares

By population, Bhulkan ranks #101 of 108 villages in Pokhari mandal.

Literacy rate
%
100.0%
+28.1% vs mandal average
Bhulkan
100.0%
Pokhari mandal
71.9%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.4 vs mandal average
Bhulkan
4.0
Pokhari mandal
4.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Bhulkan at a glance

Bhulkan is a village of 4 people in 1 households (Census 2011) in Pokhari tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 101st-largest of 108 villages in Pokhari tehsil. Literacy is 100%, 28 points above the tehsil average. It lies 29 km from the Chamoli district centre, 33 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 75 km from Rishikesh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246473, served by Pokhari Nagnath post office; the LGD village code is 41131. The nearest hospital or health centre is Jankalyan Hospital, Rudraprayag, 6 km away. The sarpanch is DEEPAK KUMAR, and the village votes in Rudraprayag assembly constituency, represented by Bharat Singh Chaudhary. The population is estimated at 5 in 2026, up 25% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kalsir

Key facts — Bhulkan

LGD code
41131
Pincode
246473
Post office
Pokhari Nagnath
Population (Census 2011)
4
Population (projected 2026)
5
Households
1
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
0
Literacy rate
100.0%
Coordinates
30.26800°N, 79.04022°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Rudraprayag
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bharat Singh Chaudhary
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
DEEPAK KUMAR
Block / Mandal
Pokhari
Getting there

How to reach Bhulkan

Mandal centre
Pokhari · ≈ 4.3 km
≈ 9 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 29 km
≈ 1 h by car · 1 h 11 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,444 people
Kulheri · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 7 min by car · 1 h 20 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun97 kmcapital
  • Delhi255 km
  • Kolkata1262 km
  • Mumbai1391 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRishikesh75 km
  • Bus stopKalina (soad)4 km
  • Hospital / PHCJankalyan Hospital, Rudraprayag6 km
  • ATM / bankPolytechnic SBI ATM26 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum21 km
  • CollegeCHAURAS GROUND23 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station6 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Bhulkan

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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