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Postal Index Number

A Postal Index Number (PIN; sometimes redundantly a PIN code)[note 1] refers to a six-digit code in the Indian postal code system used by India Post. On 15 August 2022, the PIN system celebrated its 50th anniversary.

History

The PIN system was introduced on 15 August 1972 by Shriram Bhikaji Velankar, an additional secretary in the Government of India's Ministry of Communications.[1][2][3] The system was introduced to simplify the manual sorting and delivery of mail by eliminating confusion over incorrect addresses, similar place names, and different languages used by the public.[4]

PIN structure

 
An example of a Postal Index Number from Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh. 4 indicates the West postal zone, 5 indicates a postal sub-zone in Madhya Pradesh, 6 indicates the Ujjain sorting district, 0 indicates the Ujjain core area service route, 01 indicates the Ujjain Head Office as the delivery office.

The first digit of a PIN indicates the zone, the second indicates the sub-zone, and the third, combined with the first two, indicates the sorting district within that zone. The final three digits are assigned to individual post offices within the sorting district.

Postal zones

There are nine postal zones in India, including eight regional zones and one functional zone (for the Indian Army). The first digit of a PIN indicates the zone and is allocated over the 9 zones as follows:

Sorting district

 
2-digit postcode areas in India (defined through the first two PIN digits)

The third digit of a PIN, combined with the first two digits, represents a specific geographical region (except in the case of the functional zone for the Army) called a sorting district that is headquartered at the main post office of the largest city in the region and is known as the sorting office. A state may have one or more sorting districts depending on the volume of mail handled.

PIN prefix Postal abbreviation Region
11 DL Delhi
12–13 HR Haryana
14–15 PB Punjab
16 CH Chandigarh
17 HP Himachal Pradesh
18–19 JK, LA Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh
20–28 UP, UT Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
30–34 RJ Rajasthan
36–39 (except 396) GJ Gujarat
396 DH Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
40–44 (except 403) MH Maharashtra
403 GA Goa
45–48 MP Madhya Pradesh
49 CT Chhattisgarh
50 TG Telangana
51–53 AP Andhra Pradesh
56–59 KA Karnataka
60–66 (except 605) TN Tamil Nadu
605 PY Puducherry
67–69 (except 682) KL Kerala
682 LD Lakshadweep
70–74 (except 737 & 744) WB West Bengal
737 SK Sikkim
744 AN Andaman and Nicobar Islands
75–77 OR Odisha
78 AS Assam
790–792 AR Arunachal Pradesh
793–794 ML Meghalaya
795 MN Manipur
796 MZ Mizoram
797–798 NL Nagaland
799 TR Tripura
80–85 BR, JH Bihar, Jharkhand
90–99 APS Army Postal Service

Service route

The fourth digit represents the route on which a delivery office is located in the sorting district.[4] This is "0" for offices in the core area of the sorting district.

Delivery office

 
A post box with its PIN marked on it

The last two digits represent the delivery office within the sorting district starting from "01" which would be the General Post Office (GPO) or head office (HO). The numbering of the delivery office is done chronologically with higher numbers assigned to newer delivery offices. If the volume of mail handled at a delivery office is too large, a new delivery office is created and the next available PIN is assigned.[5] Thus, two delivery offices situated next to each other will only have the first four digits in common.

Delivery system

Each PIN is mapped to exactly one delivery post office which receives all the mail to be delivered to one or lower offices within its jurisdiction, all of which share the same code. The delivery office can either be a General Post Office (GPO), a head office (HO), or a sub-office (SO) which are usually located in urban areas. The post from the delivery office is sorted and routed to other delivery offices for a different PIN or to one of the relevant sub-offices or branch offices for the same PIN. Branch offices (BOs) are located in rural areas and have limited postal services.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Sometimes incorrectly written as "Pin code", "Pincode", "PINcode", or "pincode".

References

  1. ^ India. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. 1974. p. 305. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  2. ^ . Indian government postal department. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Using pincode, maps to trace address". timesofindia.com. from the original on 5 October 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Tamilnadu Postal Circle – Pincode". tamilnadupost.nic.in. from the original on 20 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

  • Find Pincode – India Post

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A Postal Index Number PIN sometimes redundantly a PIN code note 1 refers to a six digit code in the Indian postal code system used by India Post On 15 August 2022 the PIN system celebrated its 50th anniversary Contents 1 History 2 PIN structure 2 1 Postal zones 2 2 Sorting district 2 3 Service route 2 4 Delivery office 3 Delivery system 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe PIN system was introduced on 15 August 1972 by Shriram Bhikaji Velankar an additional secretary in the Government of India s Ministry of Communications 1 2 3 The system was introduced to simplify the manual sorting and delivery of mail by eliminating confusion over incorrect addresses similar place names and different languages used by the public 4 PIN structure Edit An example of a Postal Index Number from Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh 4 indicates the West postal zone 5 indicates a postal sub zone in Madhya Pradesh 6 indicates the Ujjain sorting district 0 indicates the Ujjain core area service route 01 indicates the Ujjain Head Office as the delivery office The first digit of a PIN indicates the zone the second indicates the sub zone and the third combined with the first two indicates the sorting district within that zone The final three digits are assigned to individual post offices within the sorting district Postal zones Edit There are nine postal zones in India including eight regional zones and one functional zone for the Indian Army The first digit of a PIN indicates the zone and is allocated over the 9 zones as follows 1st digit of PIN Zone States or Union Territories1 North Delhi Haryana Punjab Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh Chandigarh2 North Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand3 West Rajasthan Gujarat Daman and Diu Dadra and Nagar Haveli4 West Maharashtra Goa Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh5 South Telangana Andhra Pradesh Karnataka6 South Tamil Nadu Kerala Puducherry Lakshadweep7 East West Bengal Odisha Arunachal Pradesh Nagaland Manipur Mizoram Tripura Meghalaya Andaman and Nicobar Islands Assam Sikkim8 East Bihar Jharkhand9 APS Army Postal Service APS Field Post Office FPO Sorting district Edit 2 digit postcode areas in India defined through the first two PIN digits The third digit of a PIN combined with the first two digits represents a specific geographical region except in the case of the functional zone for the Army called a sorting district that is headquartered at the main post office of the largest city in the region and is known as the sorting office A state may have one or more sorting districts depending on the volume of mail handled PIN prefix Postal abbreviation Region11 DL Delhi12 13 HR Haryana14 15 PB Punjab16 CH Chandigarh17 HP Himachal Pradesh18 19 JK LA Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh20 28 UP UT Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand30 34 RJ Rajasthan36 39 except 396 GJ Gujarat396 DH Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu40 44 except 403 MH Maharashtra403 GA Goa45 48 MP Madhya Pradesh49 CT Chhattisgarh50 TG Telangana51 53 AP Andhra Pradesh56 59 KA Karnataka60 66 except 605 TN Tamil Nadu605 PY Puducherry67 69 except 682 KL Kerala682 LD Lakshadweep70 74 except 737 amp 744 WB West Bengal737 SK Sikkim744 AN Andaman and Nicobar Islands75 77 OR Odisha78 AS Assam790 792 AR Arunachal Pradesh793 794 ML Meghalaya795 MN Manipur796 MZ Mizoram797 798 NL Nagaland799 TR Tripura80 85 BR JH Bihar Jharkhand90 99 APS Army Postal ServiceService route Edit The fourth digit represents the route on which a delivery office is located in the sorting district 4 This is 0 for offices in the core area of the sorting district Delivery office Edit A post box with its PIN marked on it The last two digits represent the delivery office within the sorting district starting from 01 which would be the General Post Office GPO or head office HO The numbering of the delivery office is done chronologically with higher numbers assigned to newer delivery offices If the volume of mail handled at a delivery office is too large a new delivery office is created and the next available PIN is assigned 5 Thus two delivery offices situated next to each other will only have the first four digits in common Delivery system EditEach PIN is mapped to exactly one delivery post office which receives all the mail to be delivered to one or lower offices within its jurisdiction all of which share the same code The delivery office can either be a General Post Office GPO a head office HO or a sub office SO which are usually located in urban areas The post from the delivery office is sorted and routed to other delivery offices for a different PIN or to one of the relevant sub offices or branch offices for the same PIN Branch offices BOs are located in rural areas and have limited postal services 6 Notes Edit Sometimes incorrectly written as Pin code Pincode PINcode or pincode References Edit India Publications Division Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of India 1974 p 305 Retrieved 17 May 2013 Mails section Indian government postal department Archived from the original on 23 July 2019 Retrieved 17 May 2013 Using pincode maps to trace address timesofindia com Archived from the original on 5 October 2016 a b Tamilnadu Postal Circle Pincode tamilnadupost nic in Archived from the original on 20 July 2014 Archived copy PDF Archived PDF from the original on 14 August 2014 Retrieved 14 August 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Archived copy PDF Archived PDF from the original on 30 May 2014 Retrieved 14 August 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link External links EditFind Pincode India Post Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Postal Index Number amp oldid 1150437985, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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