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India address format & examples

How to write an Indian address

India address example

India address examples

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Smarty® has a suite of address validation tools that can format, standardize, and validate India addresses, plus addresses in 240+ other countries and territories worldwide. Validate your Indian address with our tools.
Use the Single Address Verification Tool to verify and format 1 address at a time, the Bulk Address Validation Tool to verify and format a list addresses simultaneously, or use the International Street Address API to integrate address validation and formatting programmatically into your software systems and workflows.

Postal information

India's national postal system, "India Post," was established in 1766. As of recent data, India Post services approximately 71,540 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout India. 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
Term to describe postal codes
pin code
Postal code in language
pin code
Postal code format
999999
Postal service provider and website

Country information

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
भारत (Bhārat)
Total land area
3,287,263 KM²
Capital
New Delhi
Other major cities
Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore

Population information

Total population
1,428,627,663 (2023)
Urban / rural distribution
34% / 66%
Urban population
485,733,405
Rural population
942,894,258
Official language
Hindi, English
All languages spoken
Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Gujarati, Urdu
Most commonly used postal language
English, Hindi
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*Data updated as of August 09, 2024

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