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Indian Pincode Lookup
Type any 6-digit Indian pincode to find every post office under it — with branch type, delivery status, district and state.
Data via the public postalpincode.in API · sourced from India Post.
How an Indian pincode works
Indian PIN (Postal Index Number) codes are 6 digits. Each digit narrows the location:
- 1st digit — postal region (1: North; 2: North; 3: West; 4: West; 5: South; 6: South; 7: East; 8: East; 9: Army Postal Service).
- 2nd digit — sub-region (a state or group of states).
- 3rd digit — sorting district within the sub-region.
- Last 3 digits — the specific delivery post office.
So 110001 tells you: 1 = North, 11 = Delhi, 110 = New Delhi sorting, 001 = Connaught Place. There are about 1,55,000 active post offices and 19,000+ unique pincodes across India.
Branch types you may see
- Head Office (HO) — the main post office for a city or town.
- Sub Office (SO) — handles a neighbourhood under an HO.
- Branch Office (BO) — smallest unit, often a single village or panchayat.