Kulkani Rural District (Persian: دهستان كولكني) is in Mazhin District of Darreh Shahr County, Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Godar-e Namak.

At the National Census of 2006, its population was 1,719 in 310 households. There were 1,610 inhabitants in 382 households at the following census of 2011. At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 1,384 in 368 households. The most populous of its eight villages was Godar-e Namak, with 427 people.