Indian Pincodes

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DescriptionValue
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Pin Code{{mpg_pincode}}
Delivery Status{{mpg_delivery}}
Postal Region{{mpg_region_name}}
Postal Circle{{mpg_circle_name}}
Division Name{{mpg_division_name}}

You may have certain questions related to Pincodes. Why don’t we go through the, one by one:

What is a Pincode?

Pincode

A Postal Index Number (PIN) or Pincode is a six-digit code in the Indian postal code system. The postal index system in India assigns every city, town and village a unique number. The PIN system celebrated its 50th anniversary on 15 August 2022.

How does a Pincode look like? How can we read it?

These PIN are six digits long, with the first digit denoting the state, the second number representing the region, the third for the sorting district and the last three digits for the post office code.

Image of Indian Pincode Structure
Indian Pincode Structure

How many PIN Zones are in India?

There are 9 PIN zones across India. Out of these 9 zones, 8 zones are regional zones and 1 functional zones( for Indian Army).

1st digit of PIN
ZoneStates or Union Territories
1NorthDelhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Chandigarh
2NorthUttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
3WestRajasthan, Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli
4WestMaharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
5SouthTelangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
6SouthTamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Lakshadweep
7EastWest Bengal, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Sikkim
8EastBihar, Jharkhand
9APSArmy Postal Service (APS), Field Post Office (FPO)

How many Sorting Districts do we have in India?

The third number of a PIN, combined with the first two numbers, represents the area where your sorting district is located. This is called a sorting office, leading to the main post office of the largest city in the region. A state may have one or more sorting offices, depending on how much mail that part of the state handles.

PIN prefixPostal abbreviationRegion
11DLDelhi
12–13HRHaryana
14–15PBPunjab
16CHChandigarh
17HPHimachal Pradesh
18–19JK, LAJammu and Kashmir, Ladakh
20–28UP, UTUttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
30–34RJRajasthan
36–39 (except 396)GJGujarat
40–44 (except 403)MHMaharashtra
45–48MPMadhya Pradesh
49CTChhattisgarh
50TGTelangana
51–53APAndhra Pradesh
56–59KAKarnataka
60–66 (except 605)TNTamil Nadu
67–69 (except 682)KLKerala
70–74 (except 737 & 744)WBWest Bengal
75–77OROdisha
78ASAssam
80–85BR, JHBihar, Jharkhand
90–99APSArmy Postal Service
396DHDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
403GAGoa
605PYPuducherry
682LDLakshadweep
737SKSikkim
744ANAndaman and Nicobar Islands
790–792ARArunachal Pradesh
793–794MLMeghalaya
795MNManipur
796MZMizoram
797–798NLNagaland
799TRTripura
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