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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
