Post office guide part i - India Post

delivery often result from an incorrect or incomplete postal address. The address should,
therefore, be complete and definite enough to ensure the easy transmission of the article and its
delivery at destination to the addressee without any elaborate enquiry. The public can help the
Post Office by keeping the following points in mind while addressing their correspondence:
(a) The address should be written parallel to the length of the cover and in the lower half
and towards the right-hand side of the front of the article, leaving a clear margin at least
3 centimeter at the top for the postage stamps and labels, postmarks and other
indications.
(b) The Post town should be noted in block letter and according to the approved spelling in
the List of Post Offices (Part III of this Guide). It should, also be underlined. The PIN
Code of the post town should be noted below.
(c) The following particulars should generally be furnished in the address and in the same
order as noted below :-
In the case of articles for delivery in the urban
areas
In the case of articles for delivery in the rural
areas
(i) Name of addressee (i) Name of addressee
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
Profession, if any
Number and/or name of the House,
and name of the street or Road.
(ii)Father’s or husbands’ name
(iii) Profession, if any
(v)
(vi) Name of the locality or Mohall (iv) No. of house, if any along with the name
of street if any.
(v) Post Box No., if any. (v) Name of the village and Thana Firka, Hobli,
etc.
(vi)
(vii)
Name of the Post Town and Pin-
Code
Name of the District and State Pin-
Code
(vi) Name of the Post Office of delivery and the
PIN-Code.
(vii) Name of the Taluk or Tahsil. This is not
necessary if correct PIN is written.
(viii) Name of the District and State
This is not necessary if correct PIN is
written.
(d) It is particularly important to note the District in cases where there is more than one
Post town bearing the same name and if PIN is not noted. If the name of the district is