What is PIN Code?

Postal Index Number or more popularly known as PIN code that we usually see at the end of any complete address of India. Pin code is a six-digit numeric code in the Indian postal system by India post.

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LOCATE ANY POST OFFICE IN INDIA

Select State Name then District Name then City / Town / Taluk Name then Post Office Name to see PIN Code & Other Details.




Or Validate PIN Code 
Or Select a District from these
BANKURA    512 Post Offices
BARDHAMAN    729 Post Offices
BIRBHUM    476 Post Offices
COOCH BEHAR    297 Post Offices
DARJILING    216 Post Offices
EAST MIDNAPORE    629 Post Offices
HOOGHLY    504 Post Offices
HOWRAH    346 Post Offices
JALPAIGURI    369 Post Offices
KOLKATA    241 Post Offices
MALDA    338 Post Offices
MEDINIPUR    1 Post Offices
MURSHIDABAD    578 Post Offices
NADIA    458 Post Offices
NORTH 24 PARGANAS    646 Post Offices
NORTH DINAJPUR    208 Post Offices
PURULIYA    443 Post Offices
SOUTH 24 PARGANAS    785 Post Offices
SOUTH DINAJPUR    160 Post Offices
WEST MIDNAPORE    790 Post Offices

Format of West Bengal PIN Code

A PIN Code of any post office in India is a six digit numaric unique identification number.

The Combination is -

7

X

Y

Z

Z

Z

Zone Code

Sub Zone Code

Sorting District Code

Post Office Code

  • 7 - First digit is zone code. Any West Bengal PIN Code start with 7.

  • X - Next digit is sub zone Code.

  • Y - Next digit is sorting district.

  • ZZZ - Last three digits is unique for individual post office code.
  • General Information About PIN Code


    What is Pin Code ?

    Postal Index Number or more popularly known as PIN code that we usually see at the end of any complete address of India. Pin code is a six-digit numeric code in the Indian postal system by India post.


    LIST OF POSTAL ZONE CODES

    There are nine postal zones in India, including eight regional zones and one functional zone (for the Indian Army). There are total nine postal zones in India, including eight regional zones and one functional zone (for the Indian Army). The first digit of a PIN Code indicates the zone of the post office.


    1st digit of PIN Zone States or Union Territories
    1NorthDelhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Chandigarh
    2NorthUttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
    3WestRajasthan, Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli
    4WestMaharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
    5SouthTelangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
    6SouthTamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Lakshadweep
    7EastWest Bengal, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Sikkim
    8EastBihar, Jharkhand
    9APSArmy Postal Service (APS), Field Post Office (FPO)


    SORTING DISTRICT

    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.


    Serial No. State Name Pin Code Start with
    1Andaman & Nicobar Islands744
    2Andhra Pradesh50 - 53
    3Arunachal Pradesh79
    4Assam78
    5Bihar80 - 85
    6Chandigarh160
    7Chhattisgarh49
    8Dadra and Nagar Haveli396
    9Daman and Diu396
    10Delhi11
    11Goa403
    12Gujarat36 - 39
    13Haryana12 - 13
    14Himachal Pradesh17
    15Jammu and Kashmir18 - 19
    16Jharkhand80 - 83
    17Karnataka56 - 59
    18Kerala67 - 69
    19Lakshadweep682
    20Madhya Pradesh45 - 48
    21Maharashtra40 - 44
    22Manipur79
    23Meghalaya79
    24Mizoram79
    25Nagaland79
    26Orissa75 - 77
    27Pondicherry609
    28Punjab16 - 16
    29Rajasthan30 - 34
    30Sikkim737
    31Tamil Nadu60 - 64
    32Telangana50 - 53
    33Tripura79
    34Uttar Pradesh20 - 28
    35Uttarakhand24 - 26
    36West Bengal70 - 74