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{{Further|Postal Index Number}}

[[File:Example of Indian Postal Index Number.svg|thumb|An example of a Postal Index Number from [[Ujjainkangra]] in [[MadhyaHimachal Pradesh]]. '''4''' indicates the ''West postal zone'', '''5''' indicates ''a postal sub-zone in Madhya Pradesh'', '''6''' indicates the ''Ujjain sorting district'', '''0''' indicates the ''Ujjain core area service route'', '''01''' indicates the ''Ujjain Head Office as the delivery office''.]]

Postal codes are known as [[Postal Index Number]]s (PINs; sometimes as PIN codes) in India. The PIN system was introduced on 15 August 1972 by India Post. India uses a unique six-digit code as a geographical number to identify locations in India. The format of the PIN is ZSDPPP defined as follows: