PIN Code

PinCodof.net is an online portal for searching post office locations in India. Also the portal can be used for searching pin code of any region in India. In India, a pin code consists of 6 digits. The first digit represent the region name, the second digit represent the state name and the third digit represent the district name (districts are sorted in ascending order). The last 3 digits represents the postal office in the district.

A PIN stands for postal index number and alternatively called as pincode. In India, there are nearly 19100 pin codes which have a total of 154000 post offices. Each PIN code is mapped to exactly one delivery post office which receives all the mail to be delivered to one or more lower offices within its jurisdiction, all of which share the same code.

The delivery office can either be a General Post Office (GPO), a Head Office (HO) or Sub Office (SO) which are usually located in urban areas. The post from the delivery office is sorted and routed to other delivery offices for a different PIN or to one of the relevant sub offices or branch offices for the same PIN. Branch offices (BO) are located in rural areas and have limited postal services.

Apart from these post offices there some other offices which act as both branch office and as well as head office.