Indian Pincodes
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Let us see the details:
| Description | Value |
|---|---|
| Post Office | {{mpg_office_name}} |
| Post Office Type | {{mpg_officetype}} |
| District | {{mpg_district}} |
| State | {{mpg_state_name}} |
| 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.
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 | Zone | States or Union Territories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North | Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Chandigarh |
| 2 | North | Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand |
| 3 | West | Rajasthan, Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
| 4 | West | Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh |
| 5 | South | Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka |
| 6 | South | Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Lakshadweep |
| 7 | East | West Bengal, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Sikkim |
| 8 | East | Bihar, Jharkhand |
| 9 | APS | Army 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 prefix | Postal abbreviation | Region |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | DL | Delhi |
| 12–13 | HR | Haryana |
| 14–15 | PB | Punjab |
| 16 | CH | Chandigarh |
| 17 | HP | Himachal Pradesh |
| 18–19 | JK, LA | Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh |
| 20–28 | UP, UT | Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand |
| 30–34 | RJ | Rajasthan |
| 36–39 (except 396) | GJ | Gujarat |
| 40–44 (except 403) | MH | Maharashtra |
| 45–48 | MP | Madhya Pradesh |
| 49 | CT | Chhattisgarh |
| 50 | TG | Telangana |
| 51–53 | AP | Andhra Pradesh |
| 56–59 | KA | Karnataka |
| 60–66 (except 605) | TN | Tamil Nadu |
| 67–69 (except 682) | KL | Kerala |
| 70–74 (except 737 & 744) | WB | West Bengal |
| 75–77 | OR | Odisha |
| 78 | AS | Assam |
| 80–85 | BR, JH | Bihar, Jharkhand |
| 90–99 | APS | Army Postal Service |
| 396 | DH | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |
| 403 | GA | Goa |
| 605 | PY | Puducherry |
| 682 | LD | Lakshadweep |
| 737 | SK | Sikkim |
| 744 | AN | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| 790–792 | AR | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 793–794 | ML | Meghalaya |
| 795 | MN | Manipur |
| 796 | MZ | Mizoram |
| 797–798 | NL | Nagaland |
| 799 | TR | Tripura |