Postal Index Number
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A Postal Index Number or PIN or Pincode is the post office numbering or post code system used by India Post, the Indian postal administration. The code is 6 digits long. The PIN was introduced on 15 August 1972.[1][2]
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Structure [edit]
There are nine PIN zones in India, including eight regional zones and one functional zone (for the Indian Army). The first digit of the PIN code indicates the region. The second digit indicates the sub-region, and the third digit indicates the sorting district within the region. The final three digits are assigned to individual post offices.
Distributions [edit]
The 9 PIN zones cover the Indian states and union territories as follows:
- 1 - Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir (including Pakistan-administered Kashmir), Chandigarh
- 2 - Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- 3 - Rajasthan, Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- 4 - Goa, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
- 5 - Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
- 6 - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Lakshadweep
- 7 - Odisha, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam
- 8 - Bihar, Jharkhand
- 9 - Army Post office (APO) and Field Post office (FPO)
| First 2/3 Digits of PIN | Postal Circle |
|---|---|
| 11 | Delhi |
| 12 and 13 | Haryana |
| 14 to 15 | Punjab |
| 16 | Chandigarh |
| 17 | Himachal Pradesh |
| 18 to 19 | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 20 to 28 | Uttar Pradesh/Uttrakhand |
| 30 to 34 | Rajasthan |
| 36 to 39 | Gujarat |
| 40 | Goa |
| 40 to 44 | Maharastra |
| 45 to 48 | Madhya Pradesh |
| 49 | Chhattisgarh |
| 50 to 53 | Andhra Pradesh |
| 56 to 59 | Karnataka |
| 60 to 64 | Tamil Nadu |
| 67 to 69 | Kerala |
| 682 | Lakshadweep (Islands) |
| 70 to 74 | West Bengal |
| 744 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| 75 to 77 | Odisha |
| 78 | Assam |
| 79 | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 793, 794, 783123 | Meghalaya |
| 795 | Manipur |
| 796 | Mizoram |
| 799 | Tripura |
| 80 to 85 | Bihar and Jharkhand |
References [edit]
- ^ India. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. 1974. p. 305. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ "Mails section". Indian government postal department. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
