pincodr

web service for indian pincodes

Pincodr exposes following JSON web services

• GET /pin/:pin - search by pincode

  GET http://pincodr.abhinav.co/pin/462001
  
  [{
    "code": "462004",
    "district": "Bhopal",
    "name": "M.P. Vidhan Sabha",
    "state": "Madhya Pradesh",
    "tehsil": "Bhopal"
  },
  {
    "code": "462004",
    "district": "Bhopal",
    "name": "Vallabh Bhawan",
    "state": "Madhya Pradesh",
    "tehsil": "Bhopal"
  }]
            

• GET /area/:area - search by area

  GET http://pincodr.abhinav.co/area/pilani
  
  [{
    "code": "333031",
    "district": "Jhujhunu",
    "name": "Pilani",
    "state": "Rajasthan",
    "tehsil": "Chirawa"
  }]
            

• GET /tehsil/:tehsil & GET /taluk/:taluk - search by tehsil/taluk

  GET http://pincodr.abhinav.co/tehsil/narsinghgarh
  
  [{
    "code": "465669",
    "district": "Rajgarh",
    "name": "Kotra",
    "state": "Madhya Pradesh",
    "tehsil": "Narsinghgarh"
  },
  {
    "code": "465669",
    "district": "Rajgarh",
    "name": "Sonkatch",
    "state": "Madhya Pradesh",
    "tehsil": "Narsinghgarh"
  }]
            

• GET /district/:district - search by district

  GET http://pincodr.abhinav.co/district/vidisha
  
  [{
    "code": "464228",
    "district": "Vidisha",
    "name": "Sironj",
    "state": "Madhya Pradesh",
    "tehsil": "Vidisha"
  },
  {
    "code": "464001",
    "district": "Vidisha",
    "name": "Vidisha",
    "state": "Madhya Pradesh",
    "tehsil": "Vidisha"
  }]
            

• GET /search/:value - code or name starts with value

  GET http://pincodr.abhinav.co/search/1220
  
  [{
    "code": "122004",
    "district": "Gurgaon",
    "name": "Sikanderpur",
    "state": "Haryana",
    "tehsil": "."
  },
  {
    "code": "122001",
    "district": "Gurgaon",
    "name": "South City I",
    "state": "Haryana",
    "tehsil": "."
  }]
            

JSONP support is available via a simple callback query string parameter - ?callback=my_callback_name
API calls are currently rate-limited by IP - 100/hour and 1000/day. Let me know if it doesn't work for you.