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Post Office in Assam
POST OFFICE & PINCODE IN ASSAM
A post office is a government operated postal system in Assam, 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.
Get the Pin Code and Post Office of ASSAM State in India, Search Here to Find District wise Pin Code (Postal Code, pin code, zip code, zip code, area code) List of Indian Places like City,Town and Village.
DISTRICT WISE POST OFFICES IN ASSAM
PINCODE OR ZIP IN ASSAM
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 ASSAM
Post Offices are classified into 3 types, namely – Head Post Office, Sub-Post Office including E.D. Sub-Office and Branch Postoffice.
ABOUT ASSAM
Assam is a state in northeastern India known for its wildlife, archeological sites and tea plantations. Termed as the land of Blue Hills and Red River Assam is the gateway to the north eastern states and has been aptly described as the sentinel of Northeast India. In the west, Guwahati, Assams largest city, features silk bazaars and the hilltop Kamakhya Temple. Umananda Temple sits on Peacock Island in the Brahmaputra river. The state capital, Dispur, is a suburb of Guwahati. The ancient pilgrimage site of Hajo and Madan Kamdev, the ruins of a temple complex, lie nearby. Assam is known for Assam Tea and Assam Silk. The state was the first site for oil drilling in Asia. Assam is home to the one-horned Indian rhinoceros, along with the wild water buffalo, pygmy hog, tiger and various species of Asiatic birds, and provides one of the last wild habitats for the Asian elephant.
