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{{short description|Entry for India in ISO 3166-2}}
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'''ISO 3166-2:IN''' is the entry for [[India]] in [[ISO 3166-2]], part of the [[ISO 3166]] [[standardization|standard]] published by the [[International Organization for Standardization]] (ISO), which defines [[code]]s for the names of the principal [[country subdivision|subdivision]]s (e.g., [[province]]s or [[state (administrative division)|state]]s) of all [[country|countries]] coded in [[ISO 3166-1]].

Currently for India, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for [[states and territories of India|28 states and 8 union territories]].

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is {{mono|IN}}, the [[ISO 3166-1 alpha-2]] code for India. The second part is two letters, currently used in [[Vehicle registration plates of India|vehicle registration plates]] with some exceptions.

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==Current codes==

Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).

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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Code
! Subdivision name ([[English language|en]]) (Indian System of Transliteration)
! Local variant
! Subdivision category
|-
| {{mono|IN-AP}}
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-AR}}
| [[Arunachal Pradesh|Arunāchal Pradesh]]
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-AS}}
| [[Assam]]
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-BR}}
| [[Bihar|Bihār]]
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-CT}}
| [[Chhattisgarh|Chhattīsgarh]]{{#tag:ref|Code inconsistent with vehicle registration code, which is {{mono|CG}}.|group=note}}
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-GA}}
| [[Goa]]
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-GJ}}
| [[Gujarat|Gujarāt]]
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-HR}}
| [[Haryana|Haryāna]]
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-HP}}
| [[Himachal Pradesh|Himāchal Pradesh]]
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-JH}}
| [[Jharkhand|Jhārkhand]]
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-KA}}
| [[Karnataka|Karnātaka]]
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-KL}}
| [[Kerala]]
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-MP}}
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-MH}}
| [[Maharashtra|Mahārāshtra]]
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-MN}}
| [[Manipur]]
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-ML}}
| [[Meghalaya|Meghālaya]]
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-MZ}}
| [[Mizoram]]
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-NL}}
| [[Nagaland|Nāgāland]]
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-OR}}
| [[Odisha]]{{#tag:ref|Changed its name from Orissa to Odisha in 2011. {{mono|OD}} replaced {{mono|OR}} as vehicle registration code, but not as ISO 3166-2 code.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.odishabook.com/Aticle/Information/Odisha/2013/07/29/RTO-Codes-of-Odisha-State|title = RTO Codes of Odisha State|access-date = 21 October 2014|website = odishabook.com|publisher = Odisha Book|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140305121139/http://www.odishabook.com/Aticle/Information/Odisha/2013/07/29/RTO-Codes-of-Odisha-State|archive-date = 5 March 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/New-RTO-here-get-driving-licence-in-a-day/articleshow/31276095.cms|title = New RTO here, get driving licence in a day|last=Ramanath V.|first=Riyan|date = 2 March 2014|access-date = 21 October 2014|website = timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher = [[Times of India]]}}</ref>|group=note}}
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-PB}}
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-RJ}}
| [[Rajasthan|Rājasthān]]
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-SK}}
| [[Sikkim]]
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-TN}}
| [[Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nādu]]
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-TG}}
| [[Telangana|Telangāna]]{{#tag:ref|Code inconsistent with vehicle registration code, which is {{mono|TS}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/vehicle-registrations-dwindle-in-telangana-state/article6124145.ece|title=Vehicle registrations dwindle in Telangana State|author=Special Correspondent|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Hyderabad|date=18 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/Telangana-begins-vehicles-registration-with-TS-code/15390161|title=Telangana begins vehicles registration with 'TS' code|date=19 June 2014|publisher=mid-day}}</ref>|group=note}}
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-TR}}
| [[Tripura]]
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-UT}}
| [[Uttarakhand|Uttarākhand]]{{#tag:ref|Code inconsistent with vehicle registration code, which is {{mono|UK}}. Before the state renamed from Uttaranchal to Uttarakhand in 2007, the vehicle registration code was {{mono|UA}} and the ISO 3166-2 code was {{mono|IN-UL}}.|group=note}}
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-UP}}
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-WB}}
| [[West Bengal]]
|
| State
|-
| {{mono|IN-AN}}
| [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
|
| Union territory
|-
| {{mono|IN-CH}}
| [[Chandigarh]]
|
| Union territory
|-
| {{mono|IN-DH}}
| [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu|Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu]]{{#tag:ref|Code inconsistent with vehicle registration code, which is {{mono|DD}}.|group=note}}
|
| Union territory
|-
| {{mono|IN-DL}}
| [[Delhi]]
|
| Union territory
|-
| {{mono|IN-JK}}
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmīr]]
|
| Union territory
|-
| {{mono|IN-LA}}
| [[Ladakh|Ladākh]]
|
| Union territory
|-
| {{mono|IN-LD}}
| [[Lakshadweep]]
|
| Union territory
|-
| {{mono|IN-PY}}
| [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
| Pondicherry
| Union territory
|}

'''Notes'''
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==Changes==
The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998. ISO stopped issuing newsletters in 2013.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Newsletter
! Date issued
! Description of change in newsletter
! Code/Subdivision change
|-
| id="I-2" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20120131102127/http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_3166-2_newsletter_i-2_en.pdf {{nowrap|Newsletter I-2}}]
| {{nowrap|2002-05-21}}
| Partial reorganization of subdivision layout: Three new states. Addition of an alternative name for one state. New list source
| style=white-space:nowrap | '''Subdivisions added:''' {{mono|IN-CH}} Chhattisgarh {{mono|IN-JH}} Jharkhand {{mono|IN-UL}} Uttaranchal
|-
| id="I-3" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20081218103236/http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_3166-2_newsletter_i-3_en.pdf {{nowrap|Newsletter I-3}}]
| {{nowrap|2002-08-20}}
| Error correction: Duplicate use of IN-CH corrected. Spelling correction
| style=white-space:nowrap | '''Codes:''' ''(to correct duplicate use)'' Chhattisgarh: {{mono|IN-CH}} → {{mono|IN-CT}}
|-
| id="I-4" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20081218103210/http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_3166-2_newsletter_i-4_en.pdf {{nowrap|Newsletter I-4}}]
| {{nowrap|2002-12-10}}
| Error correction: Reintroduction of old name form in IN-WB
|
|-
| id="II-3" | [https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/archive/pdf/en/iso_3166-2_newsletter_ii-3_2011-12-13.pdf {{nowrap|Newsletter II-3}}]
| {{nowrap|2011-12-13}} ''(corrected {{nowrap|2011-12-15}})''
| Addition of local generic administrative terms, update of the official languages according to ISO 3166-2, addition of a comment and source list update.
| style=white-space:nowrap | '''Codes:''' {{mono|IN-UL}} Uttaranchal → {{mono|IN-UT}} Uttarakhand
|}

The following changes to the entry are listed on ISO's online catalogue, the Online Browsing Platform:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Effective date of change
! Short description of change (en)
|-
| 2020-11-24
| Deletion of Union territory IN-DD, IN-DN; Addition of Union territory IN-DH; Correction of spelling for IN-AR, IN-BR, IN-CH, IN-CT, IN-DH, IN-GJ, IN-HP, IN-HR, IN-JH, IN-JK, IN-KA, IN-LA, IN-MH, IN-ML, IN-NL, IN-RJ, IN-TG, IN-TN, IN-UT; Addition of romanization system "Indian System of Transliteration"; Update List Source; Correction of the Code Source
|-
| 2019-11-22
| Change of subdivision category from state to Union territory for IN-JK; Addition of Union territory IN-LA; Update List Source
|-
| 2014-10-30
| Add 1 state IN-TG; change spelling of IN-OR; update List Source and Code Source
|-
| 2011-12-13
| Addition of local generic administrative terms, update of the official languages according to ISO 3166-2, addition of a comment and source list update.
|}

==See also==
* [[Subdivisions of India]]
* [[List of FIPS region codes (G-I)#IN: India|FIPS region codes of India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:IN ISO Online Browsing Platform: IN]
* [http://www.statoids.com/uin.html States of India], Statoids.com

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