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India address format, validation, & examples

How to write an Indian address

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Let’s explore India’s address format in parts. The Indian address format for shipping or mailing addresses should be written as follows:

  1. Addressee line - The recipient's full name, using appropriate titles (Mr., Mrs., Miss, Dr., etc.).
  2. House or building number and street name - The building or house number should be written, followed by the street name. Leave out any separating commas or punctuation. 
  3. Dependent locality - This gets a line all to itself.
  4. Double-dependent locality and postal code - If applicable, include the double-dependent locality here, followed by the postal code. Don’t include pesky commas here to separate the two. 
  5. COUNTRY - Write “IND” in all caps on the last line.
India address format example on an envelope

Valid India address examples

Address validation and verification in India

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Smarty address validation tools for India

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Postal information

India's national postal system, "India Post," was established in 1766. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
Administrative area types and count
28 states and 8 union territories
Administration area names and abbreviations

Andhra Pradesh - AP
Arunachal Pradesh - AR
Assam - AS
Bihar - BR
Chhattisgarh - CG
Goa - GA
Gujarat - GJ
Haryana - HR
Himachal Pradesh - HP
Jharkhand - JH
Karnataka - KA
Kerala - KL
Madhya Pradesh - MP
Maharashtra - MH
Manipur - MN
Meghalaya - ML
Mizoram - MZ
Nagaland - NL
Odisha - OD
Punjab - PB
Rajasthan - RJ
Sikkim - SK
Tamil Nadu - TN
Telangana - TS
Tripura - TR
Uttar Pradesh - UP
Uttarakhand - UK
West Bengal - WB

Union Territories:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands - AN
Chandigarh - CH
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu - DN
Lakshadweep - LD
Delhi - DL
Puducherry - PY
Jammu and Kashmir - JK
Ladakh - LA

Term to describe postal codes
pin code
Postal code in language
pin code
Postal code format
999999
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Country information

This section provides more detailed information on Indian addresses, including ISO codes, endonyms, and major Indian cities, to help you better understand India address formats.

Country/territory name
India
ISO3
IND
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
IN
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
IND
ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
356
Endonym
India
Total land area
32872638 KM²
Capital
New Delhi
Other major cities
Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore

Population information

Total population
1428627663 (2023)
Urban / rural distribution
34% / 66%
Urban population
485733405
Rural population
942894258
Official language
Hindi, English
All languages spoken
Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Gujarati, Urdu
Most commonly used postal language
English, Hindi

Data from worldbank.org
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Now that you've seen our Indian address examples and have become a wizard at India address formats, why not expand your expertise even further? Explore our detailed guides for related countries and territories to see how their address formats and examples vary.
Visit the global address formats page or Asia address formats page for more information on all the other countries and territories we cover. You can also read or read our article about international address verification to learn more.
*Data updated as of June 12, 2026

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