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Region in India Sub Region Sorting District Post Office: Postal Zones

The document discusses the postal code system in India. It explains that postal codes, also known as PIN codes, are 9 digits that identify geographical regions, sorting districts, and delivery offices. The first 3 digits represent the sorting district, the fourth digit identifies the service route, and the last 2 digits specify the particular delivery office. PIN codes are used to facilitate efficient mail sorting and delivery across India.

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Region in India Sub Region Sorting District Post Office: Postal Zones

The document discusses the postal code system in India. It explains that postal codes, also known as PIN codes, are 9 digits that identify geographical regions, sorting districts, and delivery offices. The first 3 digits represent the sorting district, the fourth digit identifies the service route, and the last 2 digits specify the particular delivery office. PIN codes are used to facilitate efficient mail sorting and delivery across India.

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Region in India
Sub region
Sorting district
Post office
Postal Zones
The 9 PIN zones cover the Indian states and union territories as follows:
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. Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
5. Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
6. Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Lakshadweep
7. West Bengal, Odisha, 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)
Sorting District
The first three digits of the PIN represent a specific geographical region called a sorting district that is
headquartered at the main post office of the largest city and is known as the sorting office. A state may
have one or more sorting districts depending on the volumes of mail handled.
Service Route
The fourth digit represents the route on which a Delivery office is located in the sorting district. This is 0
for offices in the core area of the sorting district.
Delivery Office
The last two digits represent the delivery office within the sorting district starting from 01 which would be
the GPO or HO. The numbering of the delivery office is done chronologically with higher numbers
assigned to newer delivery offices. If the volume of mails handled at a delivery office is too large, a new
delivery office is created and the next available PIN is assigned. Thus two delivery offices situated next to
each other will only have the first four digits in common. 781027

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