How to address a letter to India

Learn how to address and mail letters to India - with address examples and many tips.

How to write an address to India

Here’s what a typical address in India looks like for postal mail.

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Recipient name

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House number Street name

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City

4

Postal code

5

Country

Learn more about addresses in India

Address example India
Basic structure:

Rajiv Rattan
4 Amrita Shergill Road
New Delhi
110003
INDIA

Address example India
With additional Information:

Mr. Rajiv Rattan
Apartment 12B, 2nd Floor
Building Sunrise, 4 Amrita Shergill Road
Neighborhood: Hauz Khas
New Delhi
110003
INDIA

Address example India
For P.O. box:

Mr. Rajiv Rattan
Post Box No. 4380
Kalkaji Post Office
New Delhi
110019
INDIA

Postal information

Domestic postal service

India Post

Country name

India

Postal code format

6 digits (eg: 012345)

Standard address field position

Bottom right

Address text alignment

Left-aligned

Postal code regex

^(\d{6})$

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code

IN

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code

IND

UN M49 numeric country code

356

Country information

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Common name (English)

India

Official name (English)

Republic of India

Native name

Republic of India (India)

Capital

New Delhi

Continent

Asia

Subregion

Southern Asia

Area

3,287,263 km2

Currency

INR (Indian rupee, Symbol: ₹)

Time zone

UTC+05:30

Total population

1,417,492,000

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