List of passport offices in India
An Indian passport is a passport issued by the Government of India to citizens of the Republic of India for travelling abroad. It enables the bearer to travel internationally and serves as proof of Indian citizenship as per the Passports Act (1967).[1]
Passport Offices in India are known as Passport Seva Kendras (PSK's). As of 2015, The Ministry of External Affairs operates 81 PSKs in major cities and these PSK's are administrated by 37 Regional Passport Offices. The ministry has also setup 11 mini passport offices known as Passport Seva Laghu Kendras.[2][3]
Passport Seva Kendras
| S.No. | Code | Administration | PSK City | State/UT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AH | Ahmedabad | Mithakali, Ahmedabad | Gujarat | ||||||
| 2 | AH | Ahmedabad | Navarangpura, Ahmedabad | Gujarat | ||||||
| 3 | AH | Ahmedabad | Rajkot | Gujarat | ||||||
| 4 | AH | Ahmedabad | PSK-1, Vadodara | Gujarat | ||||||
| 5 | AS | Amritsar | Amritsar | Punjab | ||||||
| 6 | BN | Bangalore | Lal Bagh, Bangalore | Karnataka | ||||||
| 7 | BN | Bangalore | Marathahalli, Bangalore | Karnataka | ||||||
| 8 | BN | Bangalore | Hubli | Karnataka | ||||||
| 9 | BN | Bangalore | Mangalore | Karnataka | ||||||
| 10 | BL | Bareilly | Bareilly | Uttar Pradesh | ||||||
| 11 | BP | Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | ||||||
| 12 | BH | Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | ||||||
| 13 | CH | Chandigarh | Ambala | Haryana | ||||||
| 14 | CH | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | ||||||
| 15 | CH | Chandigarh | Ludhiana | Punjab | ||||||
| 16 | MA | Chennai | Aminjikarai, Chennai | Tamil Nadu | ||||||
| 17 | MA | Chennai | Saligramam, Chennai | Tamil Nadu | ||||||
| 18 | MA | Chennai | Tambaram, Chennai | Tamil Nadu | ||||||
| 19 | MA | Cuddalore | cuddalore | Tamil Nadu | ||||||
| 20 | CB | Coimbatore | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | ||||||
| 21 | DD | Dehradun | Dehradun | Uttarakhand | ||||||
| 22 | DL | Delhi | New Delhi, Delhi | Delhi | ||||||
| 23 | DL | Delhi | Rama Krishna Puram, Delhi | Delhi | ||||||
| 24 | DL | Delhi | Shalimar Bagh, Delhi | Delhi | ||||||
| 25 | DL | Delhi | Gurgaon | Haryana | ||||||
| 26 | GZ | Ghaziabad | Ghaziabad | Uttar Pradesh | ||||||
| 27 | GU | Guwahati | Guwahati | Assam | ||||||
| 28 | HY | Hyderabad | Ameerpet, Hyderabad | Telangana | ||||||
| 29 | HY | Hyderabad | Begumpet, Hyderabad | Telangana | ||||||
| 30 | HY | Hyderabad | Toli Chowki, Hyderabad | Telangana | ||||||
| 31 | HY | Hyderabad | Nizamabad | Telangana | ||||||
| 32 | HY | Hyderabad | Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh | ||||||
| 33 | HY | Hyderabad | Warangal | Telangana | ||||||
| 34 | JP | Jaipur | Jaipur | Rajasthan | ||||||
| 35 | JP | Jaipur | Jodhpur | Rajasthan | ||||||
| 36 | JP | Jaipur | Sikar | Rajasthan | ||||||
| 37 | JA | Jalandhar | Hoshiarpur | Punjab | ||||||
| 38 | JA | Jalandhar | PSK-1, Jalandhar | Punjab | ||||||
| 39 | JA | Jalandhar | PSK-2, Jalandhar | Punjab | ||||||
| 40 | JM | Jammu | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | ||||||
| 41 | CO | Kochi | Alappuzha | Kerala | ||||||
| 42 | CO | Kochi | Aluva, Kochi | Kerala | ||||||
| 43 | CO | Kochi | Ernakulam, Kochi | Kerala | ||||||
| 44 | CO | Kochi | Tripunithura, Kochi | Kerala | ||||||
| 45 | CO | Kochi | Chengannur | Kerala | ||||||
| 46 | CO | Kochi | Idukki | Kerala | ||||||
| 47 | CO | Kochi | Kottayam | Kerala | ||||||
| 48 | CO | Kochi | Thrissur | Kerala | ||||||
| 49 | CA | Kolkata | Baharampur | West Bengal | ||||||
| 50 | CA | Kolkata | Kolkata | West Bengal | ||||||
| 51 | KO | Kozhikode | Kannur | Kerala | ||||||
| 52 | KO | Kozhikode | Payyanur, Kannur | Kerala | ||||||
| 53 | KO | Kozhikode | Kozhikode | Kerala | ||||||
| 54 | KO | Kozhikode | Vatakara, Kozhikode | Kerala | ||||||
| 55 | LK | Lucknow | Gorakhpur | Uttar Pradesh | ||||||
| 56 | LK | Lucknow | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | ||||||
| 57 | LK | Lucknow | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | ||||||
| 58 | LK | Lucknow | Gomti Nagar, Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | ||||||
| 59 | LK | Lucknow | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | ||||||
| 60 | MD | Madurai | Madurai | Tamil Nadu | ||||||
| 61 | MD | Madurai | Tirunelveli | Tamil Nadu | ||||||
| 62 | MD | Madurai | Devakottai | Tamil Nadu | ||||||
| 63 | ML | Malappuram | Malappuram | Kerala | ||||||
| 64 | BO | Mumbai | Andheri, Mumbai | Maharashtra | ||||||
| 65 | BO | Mumbai | Parel, Mumbai | Maharashtra | ||||||
| 66 | BO | Mumbai | Malad, Mumbai | Maharashtra | ||||||
| 67 | NG | Nagpur | Nagpur | Maharashtra | ||||||
| 68 | PJ | Panaji | Panaji | Goa | ||||||
| 69 | PA | Patna | Patna | Bihar | ||||||
| 70 | PN | Pune | Pune | Maharashtra | ||||||
| 71 | RP | Raipur | Raipur | Janjgir | Bilaspur | Korba | Raigarh | Durg | Ambikapur | Chhattisgarh |
| 72 | RC | Ranchi | Ranchi | Jharkhand | ||||||
| 73 | SM | Shimla | Shimla | Himachal Pradesh | ||||||
| 74 | SG | Srinagar | Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | ||||||
| 75 | SU | Surat | Surat | Gujarat | ||||||
| 76 | SU | Surat | PSK-2, Vadodara | Gujarat | ||||||
| 77 | TH | Thane | Nashik | Maharashtra | ||||||
| 78 | TH | Thane | Thane | Maharashtra | ||||||
| 79 | TH | Thane | Malad, Mumbai | Maharashtra | ||||||
| 80 | TR | Tiruchirappalli | Thanjavur | Tamil Nadu | ||||||
| 81 | TR | Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | ||||||
| 82 | TV | Thiruvananthapuram | Kollam | Kerala | ||||||
| 83 | TV | Thiruvananthapuram | Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | ||||||
| 84 | TV | Thiruvananthapuram | Vazhuthacaud, Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala | ||||||
| 85 | VS | Visakhapatnam | Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh | ||||||
| 86 | VS | Visakhapatnam | Marripalem, Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | ||||||
| 87 | VS | Visakhapatnam | Muralinagar, Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | ||||||
| 88 | DH | Dhule | Dhule | Maharashtra |
Passport Seva Laghu Kendras
| S.No. | Code | Administration | PSLK City | State/UT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BN | Bangalore | Gulbarga | Karnataka |
| 2 | MA | Chennai | Pondicherry | Puducherry |
| 3 | GU | Guwahati | Aizawl | Mizoram |
| 4 | GU | Guwahati | Dimapur | Nagaland |
| 5 | GU | Guwahati | Imphal | Manipur |
| 6 | GU | Guwahati | Itanagar | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 7 | GU | Guwahati | Shillong | Meghalaya |
| 8 | HY | Hyderabad | Karimnagar | Telangana |
| 9 | CA | Kolkata | Agartala | Tripura |
| 10 | CA | Kolkata | Gangtok | Sikkim |
| 11 | PN | Pune | Nanded | Maharashtra |
| 12 | VS | Visakhapatnam | Bhimavaram | Andhra Pradesh |
Source:
- Passport Seva, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India[4]
- City Codes of Passport Offices[5]
- Post Office Passport Seva Kendra Locator[6]
References
- ^ "MEA CPV Division". CPV.
- ^ "A mini passport seva kendra (passport seva laghu kendra) will be inaugurated by the Regional Passport Office, Hyderabad at Karimnagar. This is the first passport seva laghu kendra in the State. The passport services will be launched from February 8 from Karimnagar. - Times of India". indiatimes.com.
- ^ Reporter, B. S. (22 August 2012). "Centre to set up 16 Passport centres in eastern India by 2013" – via Business Standard.
- ^ "Passport Seva Kendra Location Tracker- Locate Passport Seva Kendra".
- ^ "Passport Status".
- ^ "Passport Office Near Me". Passport Office Near Me. Retrieved 2 August 2018.