PIN code system of India
E453022
The PIN code system of India is a nationwide postal indexing scheme that assigns unique six-digit numerical codes to geographic regions to streamline mail sorting and delivery across the country.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national addressing system
ⓘ
postal indexing system ⓘ |
| administeredBy | India Post NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
PIN system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Postal Index Number system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
letters
ⓘ
parcels ⓘ registered mail ⓘ speed post ⓘ |
| codeFormat | six-digit numeric code ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| covers |
all states of India
ⓘ
all union territories of India ⓘ |
| dataType | geocoding identifier ⓘ |
| digitCountFixed | true ⓘ |
| examplePIN | 110001 ⓘ |
| examplePINLocation | New Delhi GPO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDigitRepresents | postal zone ⓘ |
| functionalZoneCode | 9 ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
post office code
ⓘ
sorting district code ⓘ sub-zone code ⓘ zone code ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | other international postal code systems ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| introducedOn | 1972-08-15 ⓘ |
| isMandatoryIn | formal postal addressing in India ⓘ |
| languageOfNumerals | Arabic numerals ⓘ |
| lastThreeDigitsRepresent | individual post office ⓘ |
| lowestPossiblePIN | 110001 ⓘ |
| managedBy | Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDigits | 6 ⓘ |
| purpose |
avoid confusion over similar place names
ⓘ
facilitate mail delivery ⓘ standardize postal addresses ⓘ streamline mail sorting ⓘ |
| regionGranularity | from large zones to individual post offices ⓘ |
| secondDigitRepresents | sub-zone ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | India Post internal regulations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdDigitRepresents | sorting district ⓘ |
| totalZones | 9 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
banks and financial institutions in India
ⓘ
courier companies in India ⓘ e-commerce platforms in India ⓘ government agencies in India ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic mail
ⓘ
international mail to India ⓘ |
| usedIn | postal addresses ⓘ |
| zonesInclude |
1 functional zone for the Indian Army
ⓘ
8 regional zones ⓘ |
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