Something You Need TO Know About "The Postal Code Of India"

Format Of Pincode/Postal Code

In India, Pincode/Postal code represents various things in India. Today We are going to learn about that “What the different number in Postal code represents about? “.

In India, The Pincode/Postal Code introduced on 15th August,1972. The number of digits in Postal code is “SIX” and the format is little different from other countries i.e., In some countries the cities is mentioned in starting of Postal code Like: Russia etc, but in India the cities are mentioned in last of the postal code/Pincode. In India, there are Nine different region. Among Nine, “Eight” are geographical region and “Ninth” is reserved for Army Postal Service.

The Positioning of numbers are as follows in Postal code/Pincode in India:-
If we take some hypothetical example like Pincode”123456″, In given Pincode the “First” i.e., ‘1’ digit of Postal code represents one of the regions and the second digit i.e.,”2″ represents the Sub-region or the postal circles in the State and Third i.e., “3” represents the sorting or revenue district. The last three i.e., “456” digit of the Pincode represents the delivery Post Office.

The Following Table represents the all 9 regions and 22 sub regions:-

The Code That Represents 9 Regions of India:-
First Digit Region State Covered
1 Northern Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir
2 Northern Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal
3 Western Rajasthan and Gujarat
4 Western Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh
5 Southern Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
6 Southern Kerala and Tamil Nadu
7 Eastern West Bengal, Orissa and North Eastern
8 Eastern Bihar and Jharkand
9 APS Army Postal Service
The Code That Represents 22 Sub-Regions of India:-
First Two Digit Of Pincode Circle
11 Delhi
12 and 13 Haryana
14 to 16 Punjab
17 Himachal Pradesh
18 and 19 Jammu and Kashmir
20 to 28 Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal
30 to 34 Rajasthan
35 APS (Assam Rifles )
36 to 39 Gujarat
40 to 44 Maharashtra
45 to 49 Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh
50 to 55 Andhra Pradesh and Telengana
56 to 59 Karnataka
60 to 64 Tamil Nadu
67 to 69 Kerala
70 to 74 West Bengal
75 to 77 Orissa
78 Assam
79 North Eastern
80 to 85 Bihar and Jharkhand
90 to 99 Army Postal Services(APS)

You can search your own Pincode/Postal Code by clicking the link below:-

Facebook
Twitter
Scroll to Top