Philatelic Bureaux in India
The first philatelic bureau was opened on 21st June 1941 at Bombay GPO to cater needs of philatelists. Bombay Philatelic Bureau was the only bureau in India, functioning alone for more than 7 years. On 15th August 1948, nine philatelic bureaux were opened in different state capitals of India, viz. Calcutta, Cuttack, Delhi, Lucknow, Madras, Nagpur, Patna, Shillong and Simla vide Postal Notice no. 31, dated 6.8.1948.
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Below given is Region and State wise list of Philatelic Bureaux with their date of opening, contact information and geo location.
Philatelic Bureau |
Date of Opening & Source of Information |
Contact Information & Geo Location |
Delhi |
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| Philatelic Bureau Sansad Marg Head Post Office Nr. Dak Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi - 110 001 Delhi |
15.08.1948
Vide Postal Notice No. 31, dated 06.08.1948. |
Phone No.: +91-11-23096194 (Sansad Marg HPO)
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| Philatelic Bureau General Post Office Gol Dak Khana Building, Near Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, New Delhi - 110 001 Delhi |
01.03.2014 Vide Office Memorandum F. No. 1-1/2014-Phil, dated 23rd January 2014. |
Phone No.: +91-11-23743602 (New Delhi GPO)
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Philatelic Bureau General Post Office Netaji Subhash Marg, Zorawar Singh Marg, Kashmere Gate, Delhi - 110 006 Delhi |
01.03.2014 Vide Office Memorandum F. No. 1-1/2014-Phil, dated 23rd January 2014. |
Phone No.: +91-11-23869771 (Delhi GPO)
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| Philatelic Bureau East Delhi, Block C, Krishna Nagar, Krishna Nagar H.P.O. Delhi - 110 051 |
01.03.2014 Vide Office Memorandum F. No. 1-1/2014-Phil, dated 23rd January 2014. |
Phone No.: +91-11-22373250
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| ePost Office Portal Sansad Marg Head Post Office, Sansad Marg Area, New Delhi - 110001 |
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Haryana |
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| Gurgaon Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Railway Road, New Basti, Sector 8, Gurugram - 122 001 Haryana |
01.03.2014 Vide Office Memorandum F. No. 1-1/2014-Phil, dated 23rd January 2014. |
Phone No.: +91-124-2320392 (Gurugram HPO)
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| Philatelic Bureau General Post Office Staff Road, Ambala Cantt. Ambala - 133 001 Haryana |
10.02.1976 Reported in Inpex-1977 Souvenir |
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Punjab |
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Court Rd, Opp. Rialoto Cinema, Rialoto Chowk, Mohindra Colony, Amritsar - 143 001 Punjab |
20.01.1982 Special Cover |
Phone No.: +91-183-2400785 (Amritsar HPO)
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office G.T. Road, Behind BSNL, Near Ramada Hotel, Sahdev Nagar, Jalandhar - 144 001 Punjab |
30.07.1990 Only Special Cancellation |
Phone No.: +91-181-2459850 (Jalandhar HPO)
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office NH-64, Fateh Colony, Patiala - 147 001 Punjab |
27.03.2008 | Phone No.: +91-175-2215557 (Patiala HPO)
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| Philatelic Bureau General Post Office Jan Marg, Near BSNL Telephone Exchange, Sector-17, Chandigarh - 160 017 UT |
Before 23.12.1970 Reported in Inpex-1970 Souvenir |
Phone No.: +91-172-2701815
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Himachal Pradesh |
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| Philatelic Bureau General Post Office 1/2, Kali Bari Road, P & T Colony, The Mall, Shimla - 171 001 Himachal Pradesh |
15.08.1948
Vide Postal Notice No. 31, dated 06.08.1948. |
Phone No.:
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office 44, Major District Road, Sudher, Dharamsala - 176 215 Himachal Pradesh |
01.03.2014 Vide Office Memorandum F. No. 1-1/2014-Phil, dated 23rd January 2014. |
Phone No.:
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Jammu & Kashmir |
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office, Gulab Singh Marg, Vinayak Bazaar, Prem Nagar, Jammu - 180 001 Jammu & Kashmir |
Before 23.12.1970 Reported in Inpex-1970 Souvenir |
Phone No.: +91-191-2546147 (Jammu Head Post Office)
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Philatelic Bureau Srinagar - 190 001 |
01.03.2014 Vide Office Memorandum F. No. 1-1/2014-Phil, dated 23rd January 2014.
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Philatelic Bureau Leh - 194 101 |
01.03.2014 Vide Office Memorandum F. No. 1-1/2014-Phil, dated 23rd January 2014.
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Uttar Pradesh |
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| Philatelic Bureau General Post Office Bada Chauraha, Mall Road, Civil Lines, Kanpur - 208 001 Uttar Pradesh |
Before 30.06.1965 Reported on page 5 of Postal Guide of 30.06.1965. |
Phone No.: +91-512-2306168 (Kanpur GPO)
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office S. N. Marg, Civil Lines, Allahabad (Prayagraj) - 211 001 Uttar Pradesh |
In between 01.07.1960 and 06.05.1961 Is not included in page no. 5 of Postal Guide of 30.06.1960, but reported on page 126 of June 1961 issue of Philatelic Journal of India. |
Phone No.: +919369309082
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Bisweshwarganj, Varanasi - 221 001 Uttar Pradesh |
19.10.1982 Reported on page 204 of Philatelic Journal of India, Nove./Dec. 1982 |
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| Philatelic Bureau General Post Office 8, Vidhan Sabha Marg, Narpatkhera, Raj Bhavan Colony, Hazratganj, Lucknow - 226 001 Uttar Pradesh |
15.08.198
Vide Postal Notice No. 31, dated 06.08.1948. |
Phone No.: +91-522-2237908 (Lucknow GPO)
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Near Shani Mandir, Civil Lines, Balwant Singh Marg, Bareilly - 243 001 Uttar Pradesh |
01.03.2014 Vide Office Memorandum F. No. 1-1/2014-Phil, dated 23rd January 2014. |
Phone No.:
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Gol Ghar, Gorakhpur - 273 001 Uttar Pradesh |
01.03.2014 Vide Office Memorandum F. No. 1-1/2014-Phil, dated 23rd January 2014. |
Phone No.: +91-551-2334158 (Gorakhpur HPO)
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office The Mall Road, Near Pratappura Crossing, Baluganj, Rakabganj, Agra - 282 001 Uttar Pradesh |
20.10.1982 Reported on page 204 of Philatelic Journal of India, Nove./Dec. 1982 |
Phone No.: +91-562-2463886 (Agra HPO)
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Uttarakhand |
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| Philatelic Bureau General Post Office Rajpur Road, Ghanta Ghar, Near Chukkuwala, Dehradun - 248 001 Uttarakhand |
16.06.1983 Special Cover |
Phone No.: +91-135-2655141 (Dehradun GPO)
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Mallital, Nainital - 263 001 Uttarakhand |
01.03.2014 Vide Office Memorandum F. No. 1-1/2014-Phil, dated 23rd January 2014. |
Phone No.: +91-5942-236199 (Nainital HPO)
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Rajasthan |
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| Philatelic Bureau General Post Office Mirza Ismail Road, Jaipur - 302 001 Rajasthan |
Before April 1957 Postal Guide of April 1957, records these philatelic bureaux on page no. 5 but those were not recorded in October 1954 Postal Guide. |
Phone No.: +91-141-2360156
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Madar Gate Road, Dargah Bazar, Ajmer - 305 001 Rajasthan |
16.09.2002 | Phone No.: +91-145-2429437
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| Philatelic Bureau Near Janta Sweet Home, Station Road, Jodhpur - 342 001 Rahasthan |
03.08.1984 Special Cover |
Phone No.: +91-291-2636746 (Jodhpur HPO)
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Gujarat |
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Near Sadar Bazaar, Jubliee Chowk, Rajkot - 360 001 Gujarat |
11.04.1990 | Phone No.: +91-281-2223883 Email: rajkotho@indiapost.gov.in
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| Philatelic Bureau General Post Office Salapose Road, Mirzapur, Ahmedabad - 380 001 Gujarat |
01.07.1961 Reported on page 159 of August 1961 issue of Philatelic Journal of India. |
Phone No.: +91-79-25502653 (Ahmedabad GPO)
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Kharivav Road, Near Surya Narayan Temple, Raopura, Vadodara - 390 001 Gujarat |
28.02.1983 Special Cover |
Phone No.: +91-265-2422449 (Vadodara HPO)
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Maharashtra |
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| Philatelic Bureau General Post Office, Mint Road, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Area, Mumbai - 400 001 Maharashtra |
21.06.1941
Vide D.G.P. Circular No. 14, dated 21.06.1941 |
Phone Nos.: +91-22-22644944 | +91-22-22620693
Email: mumbaigpophilately@gmail.com
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| Philatelic Bureau General Post Office Sadhu Vaswani Road, Agarkar Nagar, Pune - 411 001 Maharashtra |
28.08.1977 Reported in Inpex-1977 Souvenir |
Phone No.: +91-20-26125516 (Pune GPO)
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Warty Colony, Ganjmal, Nashik - 422 001 Maharashtra |
01.01.1997 Special Cover |
Phone No.: +91-253-2501857 (Nashik HPO)
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Buddi Lane, Naralibag, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar - 431 001 (Aurangabad) Maharashtra |
01.03.2014 Vide Office Memorandum F. No. 1-1/2014-Phil,
dated 23rd January 2014. |
Phone No.:
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| Philatelic Bureau General Post Office GPO Square, Ravindra Nath Tagore Marg, Civil Lines, Nagpur - 440 001 Maharashtra |
15.08.1948
Vide Postal Notice No. 31, dated 06.08.1948. |
Phone No.:
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Goa |
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office M. G. Road, Patto Colony, Panaji - 403 001 Goa |
23.11.1983 | Phone No.: +91-832-2223704
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Madhya Pradesh |
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| Philatelic Bureau General Post Office White Church Colony, GPO Square, A. B. Road, Indore - 452 001 Madhya Pradesh |
04.09.1975 Reported in Inpex-1975 Souvenir |
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| Philatelic Bureau General Post Office Royal Market, Near Gandhi Medical College, Sultania Road, Bhopal - 462 001 Madhya Pradesh |
Before 30.06.1965 Reported on page 5 of Postal Guide of 30.06.1965. |
Phone No.: +91-755-2673272 (Bhopal GPO)
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| Philatelic Bureau Lashkar Head Post Office Jiyaji Chowk, Near Passport Office, Gwalior - 474 001 Madhya Pradesh |
05.05.1982 Special Cover |
Phone No.: +91-751-2443150 (Lashkar Head Post Office)
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Prestige Town, South Civil Lines, Residency Road, Jabalpur - 482 001 Madhya Pradesh |
04.12.2000 | Phone No.: +91-761-2677686 (Jabalpur HPO)
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Chhattisgarh |
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Bhilai - 490 001 Chhattisgarh |
03.02.1984 Special Cover |
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| Philatelic Bureau General Post Office Old Bus Stand Road, Ganeshram Nagar, Raipur - 492 001 Chhattisgarh |
29.01.1992 Special Cover |
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Civil Lines, Masanganj, Bilaspur - 495 001 Chhattisgarh |
09.10.2003 Special Cover |
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Andhra Pradesh |
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office 5-83, Qila, Mucgumari, Kurnool - 518 004 Andhra Pradesh |
Before April 1957 Postal Guide of April 1957, records these philatelic bureaux on page no. 5 but those were not recorded in October 1954 Postal Guide. |
Phone No.: +91-8518-289205 (Kurnool GPO)
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| Philatelic Bureau General Post Office Chandra Mouli Puram, Kaleswara Rao Market, Tarapet, Vijayawada - 520 010 Andhra Pradesh |
05.01.1995 Special Cover |
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Ward No. 24, Raja Rammohan Roy Road. Near St John's Parish Chruch, Visakhapatnam - 530 001 Andhra Pradesh |
22.04.1982 Reported on Page 158 of India Stamp Journal, June 1982 |
Phone No.: +91-891-2546250 (Visakhapatnam HPO)
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Telangana |
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| Philatelic Bureau General Post Office Troop Bazaar, Koti, Abids Road, Hyderabad - 500 001 Telangana |
Before April 1957 Postal Guide of April 1957, records these philatelic bureaux on page no. 5 but those were not recorded in October 1954 Postal Guide. |
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Karnataka |
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| Philatelic Bureau General Post Office Rajbhavan Road, Ambedkar Veedhi, Bengaluru - 560 001 Karnataka |
06.05.1961 Reported on page 126 of June 1961 issue of Philatelic Journal of India. |
Phone No.: +91-80-22863434
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Irwin Road, Nehru Circle, 273, Ashoka Road, Lashkar Mohalla, Halladakeri, Mandi Mohalla, Mysuru H. O. - 570 001 Karnataka |
11.10.2002 Special Cover |
Phone No.: +91-821-2470135
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Parallel to Forum Mall, Rosario Church Road, Pandeshwar, Mangaluru H. O. - 575 001 Karnataka |
11.09.1989 As per letter of Postmaster, Mangalore |
Phone No.: +91-824-2423053 (Mangalore HPO)
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Belagavi Cantonment, Belagavi H. O. - 590 001 Karnataka |
01.03.2001 As per letter of Postmaster, Belgaum |
Phone No.: +91-831-2431092 (Belagavi HPO)
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Tamilnadu |
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| Philatelic Bureau Anna Salai, Mount Road, Anna Road H.P.O. Chennai - 600 002 Tamilnadu |
15.08.1948
Vide Postal Notice No. 31, dated 06.08.1948. |
Phone No.: +91-44-28543199 Email: annaroadho@indiapost.gov.in
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Near Anjaneya Temple, Melapudur, Sangillyandapuram, Madurai Main Road, Tiruchirapalli - 620 001 Tamilnadu |
20.12.1981 Reported on page 58 of Philatelic Journal of India, Mar/Apr. 1982 |
Phone No.: +91-431-2415618 (Tiruchirappalli HPO)
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Chinnakadai Street, Meenakshi Bazaar Area, Poondhotam, Madurai Main, Madurai - 625 001 Tamilnadu |
06.09.1981 Reported on page 154 of Philatelic Journal of India, Sep/Oct. 1981 |
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Goods Shed Road, Town Hall, Coimbatore - 641 001 Tamilnadu |
21.06.1977 Reported in Inpex-1977 Souvenir |
Phone No.: +91-422-2395637 (Coimbatore HPO)
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Puducherry (Pondicherry) |
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office No. 5, Ranga Pillai Street, White Town, Puducherry - 605 001 UT |
01.05.1976 Reported in Inpex-1977 Souvenir |
Phone No.: +91-413-2336532 (Puducherry HO) Email: pondicherryho@indiapost.gov.in
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Kerala |
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Kannur Road, Near Model School, Mananchira, Kozhikode - 673 001 Kerala |
15.10.1990 As per letter of Dy. Postmaster, Calicut |
Phone No.: +91-495-2722935 (Kozhikode HPO)
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| Philatelic Bureau Thrissur Head Post Office Treasury Building, Municipal Office Road, Thrissur - 680 001 Kerala |
04.06.2003 Special Cover, also as per letter of Postmaster, Thrissur / Stamps of India Collectors Companion, Issue no. 119, 5 June 2003. |
Phone No.: +91-487-2422400 (Thrissur HPO)
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office, Hospital Road, Marine Drive, Ernakulam - 682 011 Kerala |
01.03.1979 | Phone No.: +91-484-2362650
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Philatelic Bureau General Post Office Mahathma Gandhi Road, Junction, Pulimoodu, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 001 Trivandrum Kerala |
Before 30.06.1965 Reported on page 5 of Postal Guide of 30.06.1965. |
Phone No.: +91-471-2470111
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West Bengal |
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| Philatelic Bureau BTM Sarani, Fairley Place, B.B.D. Bagh, Kolkata - 700 001 West Bengal |
15.08.1948
Vide Postal Notice No. 31, dated 06.08.1948. |
Phone No.: +91-33-22105022 Email: philbureaukolgpo@gmail.com
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Ward 18, Hakim Para, Siliguri - 734 001 West Bengal |
15.10.2003 Special Cover |
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Laden la Road, Limbugaon, Darjeeling - 734101 West Bengal |
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Near SBSTC Garage, Industrial Area, Durgapur - 713201 West Bengal |
Phone No.: +91-343-2550807 (Durgapur HPO) |
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Aberdeen Bazar, Shadipur, Sri Vijaya Puram, Port Blair - 744 101 Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
01.11.2004 Special Cover |
Phone No.: +91-3192-232566 (Port Blair HPO)
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Odisha |
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| Philatelic Bureau General Post Office 328, Unit 3, Kharavela Nagar, Bhubaneshwar - 751 001 Odisha |
09.10.2001 Special Cover |
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| Philatelic Bureau General Post Office Cuttack Main Road, Buxi Bazaar, Cuttack - 753 001 Odisha |
15.08.1948
Vide Postal Notice No. 31, dated 06.08.1948. |
Phone No.: Email: philatelybureauckgpo@gmail.com
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Assam |
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| Philatelic Bureau General Post Office, Meghdoot Bhawan, Pan Bazar, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Guwahati - 781 001 Assam |
18.11.1976 Reported in Inpex-1977 Souvenir |
Phone No.: +919085741298 (Guwahati GPO)
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Tarapur, Silchar - 788 001 Assam |
Phone No.: +91-3842-237230 (Silchar HPO) |
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North East (Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura) |
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| Philatelic Bureau General Post Office Soso Tham Road, Secretariat Hills, Shillong - 793 001 Meghalaya |
15.08.1948
Vide Postal Notice No. 31, dated 06.08.1948. |
Phone No.: Email: philatelic793001@gmail.com
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Babupara, Imphal - 795 001 Manipur |
29.02.1984 | Phone No.: +91-385-2450146 (Imphal HPO)
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Treasury Square, Venghlui, Aizawl - 796 001 Mizoram |
01.04.1999 | Phone No.: +91-389-2328023 (Aizawl HPO)
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Jasokie Road, Daklane Colony, Main Town, Kohima - 797 001 Nagaland |
27.02.1984 Special Cover |
Phone No.: +91-370-2290929 (Kohima HPO)
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Post Office Chowmuhani, Near West Police Station, Dhaleswar, HGB Road, Agartala - 799 001 Tripura |
01.05.1985 | Phone No.:
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Bihar |
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Philatelic Bureau |
15.08.1948
Vide Postal Notice No. 31, dated 06.08.1948. |
Phone No.: +91-612-2224150
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office Sutapatti, Pokhraira, Company Bagh Road, Muzaffarpur H.O. - 842 001 Bihar |
11.02.2004 Special Cover |
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| Philatelic Bureau Sub Post Office Bodhgaya - 824 231 Bihar |
01.03.2014 Vide Office Memorandum F. No. 1-1/2014-Phil, dated 23rd January 2014.
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Jharkhand |
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office E Road, Near Bistupur, Jamshedpur - 831 001 Jharkhand |
11.08.1999 Special Cover |
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| Philatelic Bureau General Post Office Shahid Chawk, Mahatma Gandhi Main Road, Upper Bazar, Ranchi - 834 001 Jharkhand |
10.11.2006 Special Cover |
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| Philatelic Bureau Head Post Office, Singho, Near Butangi More, Madhupur, Deoghar - 814 112 Jharkhand |
16.01.2017 | Phone No.: |
Army Postal Service |
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| Philatelic Bureau
1 CBPO - 900 056 C/o 56 APO |
01.07.1970 Reported in Inpex-1970 Souvenir |
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| Philatelic Bureau
2 CBPO - 900 099 C/o 99 APO |
18.07.1970 Reported in Inpex-1970 Souvenir |
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| Date of Opening Source: "Philatelic Bureux in India' an article of Mr. Ashok Kumar Bayanwala, Ahmedabad. | ||
Pincode System in India
Region |
First two digits of PIN |
Name of State |
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1 Northern |
11 |
Delhi |
PIN CODE Postal Index Number (PIN) or PIN Code is a 6 digit code of Post Office numbering used by India Post.
The PIN Code system was introduced on 15th August 1972 by Shriram Bhikaji Velankar, an additional secretary in the Union Ministry of Communications. The system was introduced to simplify the manual sorting and delivery of mail by eliminating confusion over incorrect addresses, similar place names and different languages used by the public.
There are 9 PIN regions in the country. The first 8 are geographical regions and the digit 9 is reserved for the Army Postal Service. The first digit indicates one of the regions. The first 2 digits together indicate the sub region or one of the postal circles. The first 3 digits together indicate a sorting / revenue district. The last 3 digits refer to the delivery Post Office. |
12 & 13 |
Haryana | ||
14 to 16 |
Punjab, Chandigarh | ||
17 |
Himachal Pradesh | ||
18 & 19 |
Jammu & Kashmir | ||
2 Northern |
20 to 28 |
Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand | |
3 Western |
30 to 34 |
Rajasthan | |
36 to 39 |
Gujarat | ||
4 Western |
40 to 44 |
Maharashtra, Goa | |
45 to 49 |
Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh | ||
5 Southern |
50 to 53 |
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana | |
56 to 59 |
Karnataka | ||
6 Southern |
60 to 64 |
Tamilnadu, Puducherry (Pondicherry) | |
67 to 69 |
Kerala | ||
7 Eastern |
70 to 74 |
West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |
75 to 77 |
Odisha | ||
78 |
Assam | ||
79 |
North Eastern States - Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura | ||
8 Eastern |
80 to 85 |
Bihar, Jharkhand | |
9 APO |
90 |
APOs |
