How to look up a pincode
- Choose Pincode or Place name.
- Type the pincode, or at least 3 letters of the place.
- Select Look up and read the post offices, district and state.
Examples
110001 is in Delhi. It covers post offices such as Connaught Place, Parliament House and Janpath, and the New Delhi head post office is the one that delivers.
560034 is Koramangala in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Koramangala sub post office delivers there, while Agara and St. John's Medical College are counter offices.
Searching Koramangala finds 560034 and 560095 in Bengaluru, and also Koramangalam, 631205, in Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, so check the state before you use a result.
About this tool
Type a six-digit pincode to see every post office that uses it, with its type, whether it delivers letters, its postal division, district and state. Or search by the name of a post office, area or district to find the pincode you need for a form or a parcel. Each result says where its data came from and when.
Common questions
Where does the data come from?
From India Post's pincode directory, through the public postalpincode.in service. That service isn't India Post's own site, so check an important address on indiapost.gov.in. Each result shows its source and the date it was fetched.
What do delivery and non-delivery mean?
A delivery office delivers letters in its area. A non-delivery office offers counter services such as stamps, parcels and savings, and another office delivers its letters.
What are head, sub and branch post offices?
A head post office is the main office of a postal division. Sub post offices report to it, and branch post offices are small offices, mostly in villages, that report to a sub or head office.
What do the digits of a pincode mean?
The first digit is one of nine postal zones, with 9 used by the Army Postal Service. The first three digits together point to a sorting district, and the last three to the delivery post office.
Is it free to use?
Yes. There's no sign-up for everyday use, and a free account raises the daily limit if you need more.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It works in your browser on a computer or a phone.
Is what I enter kept?
It's only used to get your result. Some public answers, such as the branches for a pincode, are kept for a while so the next lookup is quicker, but nothing links them to you.