PIN Codes in India - Post office Address and Details

A Postal Index Number or PIN or Pincode is a six digit number in India to locate any places in India. The PIN Code system was introduced on 15 August 1972 by Shriram Bhikaji Velankar, an additional secretary in the Union Ministry of Communications. The system was introduced to simplify the manual sorting and delivery of mail by eliminating confusion over incorrect addresses, similar place names and different languages used by the public.

The 9 PIN zones of Indian states and union territories:

1 - Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and 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, Telangana
6 - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Lakshadweep
7 - Odisha, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Sikkim
8 - Bihar, Jharkhand
9 - Army Post office (APO) and Field Post office (FPO)

First 2 or 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 and Uttarakhand
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 and Telangana
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

PIN Codes in India - Post office Address and Details

The 9 PIN zones of Indian states and union territories:

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