How many Pincodes are there in India?
There is a total of 19,101 PINs covering 154,725 post offices in India, with the exception of the Army Postal Service, as of 2014.
How many Pincodes are in India?
How do Indian PIN codes work?
The first digit indicates one of the regions. The second digit indicates the sub region or one of the postal circles (States). The third digit indicates a sorting / revenue district. The last 3 digits refer to the delivery Post Office.
How PIN codes are decided in India?
The first digit of Pincode indicates the region, the second digit indicates the sub-region and the third the sorting district. The fourth digit represents the route on which the delivery office is located in the district. The last two digits indicate post offices. How does it work?
Is PIN code unique in India?
Indian postal department has allotted a unique postal code of pin code to each district/village/town/city to ensure quick delivery of postal services. A Postal Index Number or PIN or PIN code is a code in the post office numbering or post code system used by India Post, the Indian postal administration.
Is postcode and PIN Code same?
PIN code stands for Postal Index Number code. Also known as Zip code or area postal code, Pin code is the post office numbering code system used by the postal service of India, India Post.
How many PIN codes are there in India?
The first digit of the postal code represents one of the many geographical areas. The second digit represents the postal circles (States) or the sub areas. The third digit indicates the district and the last three digits are the codes for post offices. There are 19252 pin codes in India.
What is your postcode India?
Currently India has 6 digit post code and soon it will be converted in 8 digits. Postal Index Number (PIN) is a six digit code used by Indian Postal services….Hemant Singh.
| S. No. | Postal Code | Geographical Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | PIN Code:1 | Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh |
Who started PIN Code in India?
Shriram Bhikaji
The PIN code was first introduced on 15th August, 1972 by Shriram Bhikaji who was the then Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Communications. A new system was felt required to simply the process of manual sorting and delivery of mails.