ഇന്ത്യയിലെ തപാൽ സംവിധാനം ( Postal System in India ) : Postal Index Number (PIN) / PIN Code
ഇന്ത്യയിലെ തപാൽ സംവിധാനം ( Postal System in India ) : Postal Index Number (PIN) / PIN Code
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Postal Index Number (PIN) / PIN Code is a 6 digit code of Post Office numbering used by India Post. The PIN Code system in India was introduced on 15 August 1972 by Shriram Bhikaji Velankar. The system was introduced to simplify the manual sorting and delivery of mail by eliminating confusion over incorrect addresses, similar place names and different languages.
There are 9 PIN regions in the country. The first 8 are geographical regions and the digit 9 is reserved for the Army Postal Service. The first digit indicates one of the regions. The first 2 digits together indicate the sub region or one of the postal circles. The first 3 digits together indicate a sorting district. The last 3 digits refer to the delivery Post Office.
PIN zones cover the Indian states and union territories:
- 1 - Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Chandigarh
- 2 - Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- 3 - Rajasthan, Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- 4 - Goa, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
- 5 - Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
- 6 - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Lakshadweep
- 7 - Odisha, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Sikkim
- 8 - Bihar, Jharkhand
- 9 - Army Post office (APO) and Field Post office (FPO)
Reference : http://www.indiapost.gov.in/
Onam, the biggest and the most important festival of the state of Kerala is celebrated with joy and enthusiasm all over the state by people of all communities. Onam is an annual Hindu festival with origins in the state of Kerala in India. It falls in the Malayalam calendar month of Chingam, which in Gregorian calendar overlaps with August–September. .
The festival commemorates the Mahabali, Vamana (Vishnu avatar), Kashyapa and Parashurama-related mythologies of Hinduism. Onam carnival continues for ten days, starting from the day of Atham and culminating on Thiruvonam. Atham and Thiruvonam are the most important days for Onam festivities. The day of Atham is decided by the position of stars. Onam festival commences from lunar asterism (a cluster of stars smaller than a constellation) Atham (Hastha) that appears ten days before asterism Onam or Thiruvonam.
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