A Postal Index Number or PIN or Pincode is a code in the post office numbering or post code system used by India Post. It is a 6 digit code. The first digit indicates the region, second digit indicates sub-region and the third digit indicates the sorting district within the region. The final three digits represent individual post offices.
Postal code range of India lies between 110001 - 855117.The postal code range for different states in India is given below:
| Country | 2/3 Digits |
|---|---|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 744 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 500 - 535 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 790 - 792 |
| Assam | 781 - 788 |
| Bihar | 800 - 855 |
| Chandigarh | 140 - 160 |
| Chattisgarh | 490 - 497 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 396 |
| Daman & Diu | 362 - 396 |
| Delhi | 110 |
| Goa | 403 |
| Gujarat | 360 - 396 |
| Haryana | 121 - 136 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 171 - 177 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 180 - 194 |
| Jharkhand | 813 - 835 |
| Karnataka | 560 - 591 |
| Kerala | 670 - 695 |
| Lakshadweep | 682 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 450 - 488 |
| Maharashtra | 400 - 445 |
| Manipur | 795 |
| Meghalaya | 783 - 794 |
| Mizoram | 796 |
| Nagaland | 797 - 798 |
| Odisha | 751 - 770 |
| Pondicherry | 533 - 673 |
| Punjab | 140 - 160 |
| Rajasthan | 301 - 345 |
| Sikkim | 737 |
| Tamil Nadu | 600 - 643 |
| Tripura | 799 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 201 - 285 |
| Uttarakhand | 244 - 263 |
| West Bengal | 700 - 743 |