Pincode Lookup
Find post offices, districts, and delivery details for any 6-digit Indian pincode.
Find the pincode for any location in India, or look up all post offices under a pincode. Search by post office name, area, city, or district — covers all 30,000+ active Indian pincodes from India Post's database. Free, instant, no signup required.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is a pincode in India?
- A pincode (Postal Index Number) is a 6-digit code used by India Post to identify delivery areas. The first digit represents the postal region, the first two digits the sub-region, and the first three digits the sorting district.
- How do I find the pincode for my area?
- Enter the post office name, locality, or city in the search box. ToolDekho searches India Post's database of 30,000+ pincodes instantly and shows all matching post offices.
- How many pincodes are there in India?
- India has over 29,000 active pincodes covering more than 1.5 lakh post offices across all states and union territories.
- Can two areas have the same pincode?
- Yes. A single pincode can cover multiple villages, localities, or post offices within the same delivery area.
What is Pincode Lookup?
Pincode Lookup is a search tool for India's 6-digit Postal Index Number system. India Post introduced PIN codes in 1972 to assign a unique numeric identifier to every delivery area in the country. Knowing your correct pincode matters for mail delivery, bank KYC, Aadhaar address verification, and most government portal registrations.
The database covers 30,000+ active pincodes and over 1.5 lakh post offices across all states and union territories, sourced directly from India Post records.
How does it work?
Enter a 6-digit pincode to see every post office under that code, along with district, state, delivery type, and office category. Alternatively, type a locality name, post office name, or district to search by location and find the matching pincode.
Each digit carries specific meaning. The first digit marks the postal region. Nine regions divide the country geographically, running from north to south and east to west. The first two digits together identify a sub-region. The first three digits point to a sorting district, the hub that processes all mail for that area. The final three digits identify the specific delivery post office within that district.
Mumbai's 400001 decodes as: region 4 (Western India), sorting district 400 (Mumbai), delivery post office 001, which is Fort, Mumbai GPO.
Pincode Lookup in India
India Post operates over 1.65 lakh post offices as of 2024. More than 90% of those offices are in rural areas, making the postal network one of the widest-reaching government services in the country.
One pincode frequently covers multiple localities. In rural zones, a single branch post office serves several surrounding villages, all sharing its code. In cities, the same neighbourhood can carry two or three different pincodes, each corresponding to a different post office serving different streets or housing societies.
On official forms for bank account opening, insurance, passport applications, and government scheme registrations, the pincode must match the one assigned to your specific delivery post office. Using a city-level pincode instead of the correct locality pincode causes automatic rejection in many banking and government portals.
India has 23 postal circles, broadly aligned with states and union territories. Large metros like Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai function as separate postal circles because of their mail volume.
Tips to get the best results
- Search by locality name if you do not know the pincode. Partial names match, so typing "Andheri" will surface all post offices in that area.
- Multiple results for the same area? Check the office type column. Head post offices, sub-post offices, and branch post offices can all share a pincode.
- Village names in rural areas are registered under the taluk or tehsil, not the village itself. Try the block or district name if the village gives no results.
- If your exact locality is not listed, find the head post office that serves your area and use its pincode for official documents.