India State and Territory Codes

When dealing with addresses or locations in India, our API uses the following state and union territory codes. These codes are based on the ISO 3166-2:IN standard for India's states and union territories.

Code	State/Territory	Category
IN-AN	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Union Territory
IN-AP	Andhra Pradesh	State
IN-AR	Arunachal Pradesh	State
IN-AS	Assam	State
IN-BR	Bihar	State
IN-CH	Chandigarh	Union Territory
IN-CG	Chhattisgarh	State
IN-DH	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	Union Territory
IN-DL	Delhi	Union Territory
IN-GA	Goa	State
IN-GJ	Gujarat	State
IN-HR	Haryana	State
IN-HP	Himachal Pradesh	State
IN-JK	Jammu and Kashmir	Union Territory
IN-JH	Jharkhand	State
IN-KA	Karnataka	State
IN-KL	Kerala	State
IN-LA	Ladakh	Union Territory
IN-LD	Lakshadweep	Union Territory
IN-MP	Madhya Pradesh	State
IN-MH	Maharashtra	State
IN-MN	Manipur	State
IN-ML	Meghalaya	State
IN-MZ	Mizoram	State
IN-NL	Nagaland	State
IN-OD	Odisha	State
IN-PY	Puducherry	Union Territory
IN-PB	Punjab	State
IN-RJ	Rajasthan	State
IN-SK	Sikkim	State
IN-TN	Tamil Nadu	State
IN-TS	Telangana	State
IN-TR	Tripura	State
IN-UP	Uttar Pradesh	State
IN-UK	Uttarakhand	State
IN-WB	West Bengal	State

Usage Notes

India is divided into 28 states and 8 union territories
All codes follow the format 'IN-' followed by the state/territory abbreviation
Administrative divisions:
- 28 states with their own elected governments
- 8 union territories administered by the central government

Union Territories

Andaman and Nicobar Islands (IN-AN)
Chandigarh (IN-CH)
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (IN-DH)
Delhi (IN-DL)
Jammu and Kashmir (IN-JK)
Ladakh (IN-LA)
Lakshadweep (IN-LD)
Puducherry (IN-PY)

Special Administrative Considerations

Delhi has special status as the National Capital Territory
Jammu and Kashmir was reorganized as a Union Territory in 2019
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu were merged into a single Union Territory in 2020

API Implementation

When using these codes in API requests:

State/UT codes are case-sensitive
Always include the 'IN-' prefix
Use the exact codes as listed above
The response will include both the code and full name of the state/territory