Terms to use All India PIN Code Data, Post Office Data

Postal Index Number or PIN or Pincode is the numbering of the post office or post code system used by India Post. The PINcode is 6 digits long. First digit reflects region, second the sub-region, third the sorting district, and last three represent the post office code. India has nine PIN zones.

You can find your PIN code by visiting https://www.postoffice.net.in/ Then you have to enter all the details and finally click on submit.

The PIN code system was introduced in the country to assist the postal department in manually sorting and delivering mail to the correct location. It also aids in the elimination of ambiguity caused by similar geographical names, different languages, and people's erroneous addresses.

There are six digits in a PIN code.

There are 19,101 PIN codes in India.

PIN represents Postal Index Number.

There are six digits in a Zip Code.

Yes. PIN code and zip code are the same.

India has separate zip codes for different states.

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