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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 |
|
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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 |
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Pincode