PIN Codes

PIN Codes

Rushikesh

Chartered Accountant - Manager Finance

20 Points Posted on 08 August 2008

Pincode

What is PINCODE ?

Postal Index Number (PIN) is a 6 digit code.There are 8 PIN regions in the country. The first digit indicates one of the regions. The first 2 digits together indicate the sub region or one of the postal circles. The first 3 digits together indicate a sorting / revenue district. The last 3 digits refer to the delivery Post Office.

The first digit of PIN indicates as below:

First Digit	Region	States Covered
1	Northern	Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
2	Northern	Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal
3	Western	Rajasthan and Gujarat
4	Western	Chattisgarh ,Maharastra and Madhya Pradesh
5	Southern	Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
6	Sothern	Kerala and Tamil Nadu
7	Eastern	West Bengal, Orissa and North Eastern
8	Eastern	Bihar & Jharkand

The first 2 digits of PIN indicates as below:

First 2 Digits of PIN	Circle
11	Delhi
12 and 13	Haryana
14 to 16	Punjab
17	Himachal Pradesh
18 to 19	Jammu & Kashmir
20 to 28	Uttaar Pradesh
30 to 34	Rjasthan
36 to 39	Gujarath
40 to 44	Maharastra
45 to 49	Madhya Pradesh
50 to 53	Andhra Pradesh
56 to 59	Karnataka
60 to 64	Tamil Nadu
67 to 69	Kerala
70 to 74	West Bengal
75 to 77	Orissa
78	Assam
79	North Eastern
80 to 85	Bihar