Find post office, district and state from any 6-digit pincode, or search by area name. Data sourced live from India Post.
1 = North, 2 = North-Central, 3 = West, 4 = Central, 5 = South-Central, 6 = South, 7 = East, 8 = North-East, 9 = APO/FPO.
The next two digits identify a sub-region / state circle within the region.
The final three digits identify the specific delivery post office within that sub-region.
India's Postal Index Number (PIN) system was introduced on 15 August 1972 by the Department of Posts under Shriram Bhikaji Velankar's initiative. The six-digit PIN code uniquely identifies every post office in India, enabling efficient sorting and delivery of mail and parcels. The first digit represents one of nine postal zones - 1 for Delhi/Rajasthan/Haryana, 6 for Kerala/Tamil Nadu/Puducherry, and so on. India has over 1.55 lakh post offices, the largest postal network in the world, supported by this six-digit system.
A PIN code is structured as follows: the first digit is the zone, the second digit is the sub-zone, the third digit together with the first two identifies the sorting district, and the last three digits identify the specific post office. For example, PIN 600001 belongs to the Chennai GPO - "6" for the Southern Zone, "00" for Tamil Nadu, and "001" for the main Chennai General Post Office. Knowing a PIN code is essential for e-commerce deliveries, bank KYC documents, Aadhaar address verification, and courier services.
PIN codes are required fields in virtually all official Indian forms - from Aadhaar enrollment and PAN card applications to GST registration, passport applications, and SEBI investor KYC forms. E-commerce giants like Flipkart and Amazon India use PIN codes to determine delivery eligibility and estimated timelines for over 19,000 serviceable pincodes. This finder lets users look up any 6-digit PIN code or search by locality name to retrieve the post office name, district, state, and delivery status instantly.