India PIN Codes

India Postal Codes

If you are filling out an India address, use the 6-digit PIN code that belongs to the exact locality or post office. Do not use one general code for a whole city. Big cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Pune have many PIN codes, and the wrong one can send the address toward the wrong delivery office.

A realistic central Delhi address would look like this: Connaught Place, Rajiv Chowk, New Delhi 110001, India. For central New Delhi, 110001 is a common code people run into, but it is not a code for all of Delhi. South Delhi, West Delhi, Noida-side addresses, Old Delhi, and outer areas can use very different PIN codes even if the address still feels like “Delhi.”

A soft way to read Indian PIN codes is this: 11xxxx usually points to Delhi, 40xxxx to Mumbai and parts of Maharashtra, 56xxxx to Bengaluru, 60xxxx to Chennai, 50xxxx to Hyderabad, and 70xxxx to Kolkata. That helps catch obvious mistakes, but it is practical guidance, not an official street-by-street rule. The last digits still depend on the post office or delivery area.

India Post’s PIN code search is the practical source to use when the exact code matters, and UPU-style addressing guidance for India also treats the PIN code as part of the locality line, not as a loose city shortcut.

So if a form only says “India” or even just “Delhi,” do not guess 110001 unless the address is really in that central post office area. Use the locality, post office name, district, and state first. For villages or less central zones, keep the district and state visible, because those details matter alongside the PIN code.