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India Pincode API — with DIGIPIN Support Fast, accurate lookup for 165,000+ Indian postal codes with precise latitude/longitude, built on PostGIS geo-indexing for low-latency distance and radius queries. Ideal for e-commerce, logistics, and fintech applications that need reliable pincode-based location data. 🆕 What makes this different * DIGIPIN encode/decode — India Post's official open geo-addressing standard. No other pincode API on this marketplace offers it. * Sub-second nearby search — spatial-indexed radius queries, not slow Haversine loops computed in application code. * 165,000+ pincodes, coordinate-verified across multiple independent sources for accuracy, with full transparency on data provenance. 🚀 Key Features 1. Pincode → area/district/state lookup (correctly handles multiple post offices per pincode) 2. Distance calculation between two pincodes or two coordinates 3. Nearby-area radius search by pincode or lat/lng 4. DIGIPIN encode (lat/lng → code) and decode (code → lat/lng) 5. Pincode validation 6. All Indian states and cities/areas lookup 🛠 Use Cases 1. Logistics & Delivery: Verify delivery addresses and calculate shipping zones. 2. E-commerce: Auto-fill City/State fields when a user enters their pincode. 3. Fintech: Risk assessment and service availability checks based on location. 4. Government/Postal Integrations: DIGIPIN-compliant addressing for the next generation of India's postal system. 📖 Quick Start To get started, use the Endpoints tab to test a request. Example Request: `GET /pincode/560001` Example Response: ```json [ { "pincode": 560001, "area": "Bengaluru G.P.O.", "lat": 12.971599, "lng": 77.594563, "district": "Bengaluru Urban", "state": "Karnataka" } ] ``` 📌 Data Sources & Attribution Postal data is compiled from India's Department of Posts (data.gov.in), Geonames.org (CC BY 4.0), and community-maintained open datasets, with coordinate cross-verification across multiple sources. DIGIPIN encoding uses India Post's official open-source algorithm (Apache 2.0). This service is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the Department of Posts, Government of India. ⚠️ Disclaimer Data is provided "as is" without warranty of completeness or accuracy. A small fraction of coordinates (~0.3%) are estimated via district-centroid fallback where exact data was unavailable. This service is not an official India Post product. Verify critical business or regulatory decisions independently. 🆘 Support Found a missing or incorrect pincode? Reach out via the Discussions tab.
