Postal code (India)
A Postal Index Number or PIN is introduced on August 15, 1972 Zip code of India Post .
The Indian postcodes have six digits, the first number describes one of the nine postal zones (eight regional, one functional). The second digit defines the sub-region, the third the sorting district. The remaining three digits stand for individual post offices.
The nine PIN zones are:
- 1 - Delhi , Haryana , Punjab , Himachal Pradesh , Jammu & Kashmir , Chandigarh
- 2 - Uttar Pradesh , Uttarakhand
- 3 - Rajasthan , Gujarat , Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
- 4 - Goa , Maharashtra , Madhya Pradesh , Chhattisgarh
- 5 - Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka
- 6 - Tamil Nadu , Kerala , Pondicherry , Lakshadweep
- 7 - Orissa , West Bengal , Arunachal Pradesh , Nagaland , Manipur , Mizoram , Tripura , Meghalaya , Andaman and Nicobar
- 8 - Bihar , Jharkhand
- 9 - Military: Army Post office (APO) and Field Post office (FPO)
| Starting digits of the PIN | Post region |
|---|---|
| 11 | Delhi |
| 12 + 13 | Haryana |
| 14 + 15 | Punjab |
| 16 | Chandigarh |
| 17th | Himachal Pradesh |
| 18 + 19 | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 20-28 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 30 - 34 | Rajasthan |
| 36-39 | Gujarat |
| 40 | Goa |
| 40-44 | Maharastra |
| 45-48 | Madhya Pradesh |
| 49 | Chhattisgarh |
| 50-53 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 56 - 59 | Karnataka |
| 60-64 | Tamil Nadu |
| 67-69 | Kerala |
| 682 | Lakshadweep (Islands) |
| 70-74 | West Bengal |
| 744 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
| 75-77 | Orissa |
| 78 | Assam |
| 79 | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 793, 794, 783123 | Meghalaya |
| 795 | Manipur |
| 796 | Mizoram |
| 799 | Tripura |
| 80-85 | Bihar and Jharkhand |
Web links
- IndiaPost - Indian Postal Service (English)