Indian Postal Services use Postal Index Number(PIN) also called as Pincode for numbering Post Offices. PIN Code is a 6 digit numerical code used to find delivery Post Offices in India. The PIN codes provided by Indian Postal Services are divided in 9 zones. The first digit represents the region,second digits represents the sub-region whereas the third digit represents the district of that particular region.Below is the list of all 9 zones with their covered states.
First Digit | State Covered |
---|---|
1 | DELHI, HARYANA, PUNJAB, CHANDIGARH, HIMACHAL PRADESH, JAMMU & KASHMIR |
2 | UTTARAKHAND, UTTAR PRADESH |
3 | RAJASTHAN, DAMAN & DIU, GUJARAT, DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI |
4 | GOA, MAHARASHTRA, MADHYA PRADESH, CHATTISGARH |
5 | TELANGANA, Andhra Pradesh, PONDICHERRY, KARNATAKA |
6 | TAMIL NADU, KERALA, LAKSHADWEEP |
7 | WEST BENGAL, SIKKIM, ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS, ODISHA, ASSAM, ARUNACHAL PRADESH, MEGHALAYA, MANIPUR, MIZORAM, NAGALAND, TRIPURA |
8 | JHARKHAND, BIHAR |
The first 2 digits of PIN indicates as below:
First 2 Digits of PIN | Circle |
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74 |
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS |
50 to 53 |
Andhra Pradesh |
79 |
ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
78 |
ASSAM |
80 to 85 |
BIHAR |
14 to 16 |
CHANDIGARH |
49 |
CHATTISGARH |
39 |
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI |
36 to 39 |
DAMAN & DIU |
11 |
DELHI |
40 |
GOA |
36 to 39 |
GUJARAT |
12 to 13 |
HARYANA |
17 |
HIMACHAL PRADESH |
18 to 19 |
JAMMU & KASHMIR |
81 to 83 |
JHARKHAND |
56 to 59 |
KARNATAKA |
67 to 69 |
KERALA |
68 |
LAKSHADWEEP |
45 to 48 |
MADHYA PRADESH |
40 to 44 |
MAHARASHTRA |
79 |
MANIPUR |
78 to 79 |
MEGHALAYA |
79 |
MIZORAM |
79 |
NAGALAND |
75 to 77 |
ODISHA |
53 to 67 |
PONDICHERRY |
14 to 16 |
PUNJAB |
30 to 34 |
RAJASTHAN |
73 |
SIKKIM |
60 to 64 |
TAMIL NADU |
50 |
TELANGANA |
79 |
TRIPURA |
20 to 28 |
UTTAR PRADESH |
24 to 26 |
UTTARAKHAND |
70 to 74 |
WEST BENGAL |