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Post Office in Gujarat
POST OFFICE & PINCODE IN GUJARAT
A post office is a government operated postal system in Gujarat, 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 GUJARAT 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 GUJARAT
PINCODE OR ZIP IN GUJARAT
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 GUJARAT
Post Offices are classified into 3 types, namely – Head Post Office, Sub-Post Office including E.D. Sub-Office and Branch Postoffice.
ABOUT GUJARAT
Gujarat is a state on the western coast of India with a coastline of about 1,600km longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula and a population of 60.4 million. It is the fifth-largest Indian state by area and the ninth-largest state by population. It is renowned for its beaches, temple towns and historic capitals. Wildlife sanctuaries, hill resorts and natural grandeur are gifts of Gujarat. Sculpture, handicrafts, arts, festivals also make the state rich. Surat is considered as the richest city in the country along with the hub of diamond trade. The city refines close to 80% of diamonds from all across the world.
