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Post Office in Andaman And Nicobar Islands
POST OFFICE & PINCODE IN ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
A post office is a government operated postal system in Andaman And Nicobar Islands, India known as India Post. It is under the jurisdiction of Department of Post, Ministry of Communications of the Government of India and most widely distributed postal system in the world. India Post is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery.
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DISTRICT WISE POST OFFICES IN ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
PINCODE OR ZIP IN ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
Pincode, PIN or Postal Index Number is the numbering of the post office or post code system used by India Post. The PINcode is 6 digits long. First digit reflects region, second the sub-region, third the sorting district, and last three represent the post office code. India has nine PIN zones. The PIN code was first introduced on Aug 15, 1972 by Shriram Bhikaji who was the then Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Communications. A new system was felt required to simply the process of manual sorting and delivery of mails. A ZIP code is the term used to describe the postal code system in the United States.
POST OFFICE TYPE IN ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
Post Offices are classified into 3 types, namely – Head Post Office, Sub-Post Office including E.D. Sub-Office and Branch Postoffice.
ABOUT ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India consisting of 572 islands, 37 of which are inhabited, at the junction of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. This area is about 150 km (93 mi) north of Aceh in Indonesia. and separated from Thailand and Myanmar by the Andaman Sea. It consists of two island groups, the Andaman Islands (partly) and the Nicobar Islands, which are separated by a 150 km wide Ten Degree Channel. The capital of the region is the city of Port Blair. The total land area of the islands is approximately 8,249 square kilometer. Andaman and Nicobar Islands have India's best nesting beaches for three species of marine turtles Hawksbill, Green turtle and world's largest sea turtle the Leatherback.
