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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
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[[File:Example of Indian Postal Index Number.svg|thumb|An example of a Postal Index Number]]


A '''Postal Index  Number''' ('''PIN'''), or sometimes [[RAS syndrome|redundantly]] a '''PIN code''',{{NoteTag|Sometimes incorrectly written as "Pin code", "Pincode", "PINcode", or "pincode".}} refers to a six-digit code in the [[India]]n [[postal code]] system used by [[India Post]].
A '''Postal Index  Number''' ('''PIN'''), or sometimes [[RAS syndrome|redundantly]] a '''PIN code''',{{NoteTag|Sometimes incorrectly written as "Pin code", "Pincode", "PINcode", or "pincode".}} refers to a six-digit code in the [[India]]n [[postal code]] system used by [[India Post]].
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== PIN structure ==
== PIN structure ==
[[File:Example of Indian Postal Index Number.svg|thumb|An example of a Postal Index Number]]
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.
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.


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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:
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:


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! 1st digit of PIN
! 1st digit of PIN
! Zone
! Zone
! States or Union Territories
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 1
| style="text-align: center;" | 1
| North
| [[Delhi]], [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Ladakh]], [[Chandigarh]]
| [[Delhi]], [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Ladakh]], [[Chandigarh]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 2
| style="text-align: center;" | 2
| North
| [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Uttarakhand]]
| [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Uttarakhand]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 3
| style="text-align: center;" | 3
| West
| [[Rajasthan]], [[Gujarat]], [[Daman and Diu]], [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]]
| [[Rajasthan]], [[Gujarat]], [[Daman and Diu]], [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 4
| style="text-align: center;" | 4
| West
| [[Maharashtra]],  [[Goa]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Chhattisgarh]]
| [[Maharashtra]],  [[Goa]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Chhattisgarh]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 5
| style="text-align: center;" | 5
| South
| [[Telangana]],  [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]]
| [[Telangana]],  [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 6
| style="text-align: center;" | 6
| South
| [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Kerala]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[Lakshadweep]]
| [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Kerala]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[Lakshadweep]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 7
| style="text-align: center;" | 7
| East
| [[West Bengal]], [[Odisha]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[Nagaland]], [[Manipur]], [[Mizoram]], [[Tripura]], [[Meghalaya]], [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Assam]], [[Sikkim]]
| [[West Bengal]], [[Odisha]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[Nagaland]], [[Manipur]], [[Mizoram]], [[Tripura]], [[Meghalaya]], [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Assam]], [[Sikkim]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 8
| style="text-align: center;" | 8
| East
| [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]]
| [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 9
| style="text-align: center;" | 9
| APS
| [[Army Postal Service]] (APS), [[Field post office|Field Post Office]] (FPO)
| [[Army Postal Service]] (APS), [[Field post office|Field Post Office]] (FPO)
|}
|}
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| 11
| 11
| DL
| DL
| Delhi
| [[Delhi]]
|-
|-
| 12–13
| 12–13
| HR
| HR
| Haryana
| [[Haryana]]
|-
|-
| 14–15
| 14–15
| PB
| PB
| Punjab
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|-
|-
| 16
| 16
| CH
| CH
| Chandigarh
| [[Chandigarh]]
|-
|-
| 17
| 17
| HP
| HP
| Himachal Pradesh
| [[Himachal Pradesh]]
|-
|-
| 18–19
| 18–19
| JK, LA
| JK, LA
| Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Ladakh]]
|-
|-
| 20–28
| 20–28
| UP, UT
| UP, UT
| Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
| [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Uttarakhand]]
|-
|-
| 30–34
| 30–34
| RJ
| RJ
| Rajasthan
| [[Rajasthan]]
|-
| 36–39
| GJ
| [[Gujarat]]
|-
|-
| 396210
| 396210
| DD
| DD
| Daman and Diu
| [[Daman and Diu]]
|-
|-
| 396
| 396
| DN
| DN
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli
| [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]]
|-
|-
| 36–39
| 40–44
| GJ
| MH
| Gujarat
| [[Maharashtra]]
|-
|-
| 403
| 403
| GA
| GA
| Goa
| [[Goa]]
|-
| 40–44
| MH
| Maharashtra
|-
|-
| 45–48
| 45–48
| MP
| MP
| Madhya Pradesh
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|-
|-
| 49
| 49
| CT
| CT
| Chhattisgarh
| [[Chhattisgarh]]
|-
|-
| 50
| 50
| TG
| TG
| Telangana
| [[Telangana]]
|-
|-
| 51–53
| 51–53
| AP
| AP
| Andhra Pradesh
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
|-
| 56–59
| 56–59
| KA
| KA
| Karnataka
| [[Karnataka]]
|-
| 60–66
| TN
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
|-
|-
| 605
| 605
| PY
| PY
| Puducherry
| [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
|-
|-
| 60–66
| 67–69
| TN
| KL
| Tamil Nadu
| [[Kerala]]
|-
|-
| 682
| 682
| LD
| LD
| Lakshadweep
| [[Lakshadweep]]
|-
|-
| 67–69
| 70–74
| KL
| WB
| Kerala
| [[West Bengal]]
|-
|-
| 737
| 737
| SK
| SK
| Sikkim
| [[Sikkim]]
|-
|-
| 744
| 744
| AN
| AN
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands
| [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
|-
| 70–74
| WB
| West Bengal
|-
|-
| 75–77
| 75–77
| OR
| OR
| Odisha
| [[Odisha]]
|-
|-
| 78
| 78
| AS
| AS
| Assam
| [[Assam]]
|-
|-
| 790–792
| 790–792
| AR
| AR
| Arunachal Pradesh
| [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
|-
|-
| 793–794
| 793–794
| ML
| ML
| Meghalaya
| [[Meghalaya]]
|-
|-
| 795
| 795
| MN
| MN
| Manipur
| [[Manipur]]
|-
|-
| 796
| 796
| MZ
| MZ
| Mizoram
| [[Mizoram]]
|-
|-
| 797–798
| 797–798
| NL
| NL
| Nagaland
| [[Nagaland]]
|-
|-
| 799
| 799
| TR
| TR
| Tripura
| [[Tripura]]
|-
|-
| 80–85
| 80–85
| BR, JH
| BR, JH
| Bihar, Jharkhand
| [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]]
|-
|-
| 90–99
| 90–99
| APS
| APS
| Army Postal Service
| [[Army Postal Service]]
|}
|}


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