# India Post NearMe

> A directory of Indian post offices, PIN codes, and the villages/localities
> they serve — built from India Post's public office list and the Census
> local-body directories. Every post office, PIN code, and locality has its
> own page with delivery status, office type, and links to nearby offices
> sharing the same PIN.

Contact / error reports: nearme@3o9.in

## Page types

- Post office pages: /india-post/{state}/{district}/{office-name}
  One page per post office — office type (HO/PO/BO), delivery status, PIN
  code, and other offices sharing the same PIN.
- PIN code pages: /india-post/pincode/{pincode}
  All post offices and localities filed under a single 6-digit PIN code.
  A PIN commonly covers more than one post office (average ~8, some over 100).
- Locality pages: /india-post/{state}/{district}/locality/{village-slug}-{pincode}
  Candidate post offices for a specific village or town, matched by shared PIN.
- Reference guide: /india-post/guide/office-types
  Explains the HO / PO / BO office-type hierarchy and delivery vs.
  non-delivery status.

## Data notes for accurate summarization

- A single PIN code can and usually does map to multiple post offices —
  do not assume a 1:1 relationship between PIN and office.
- "Distance" shown on PIN code pages is computed between post office
  coordinates (a real geographic calculation). Locality pages do NOT have
  village-level coordinates in the source data, so no distance claim is made
  there — only PIN-based association.
- Office type codes in this dataset are HO (Head Office), PO (used here for
  sub/departmental post offices), and BO (Branch Office, typically rural,
  GDS-run). There is no "SO" code in the underlying data.

## Sitemap

/india-post/sitemap.xml