India

Address format

• The number of a building appears before the names of the road.
• The 6-digit postcode is written on the same line as the city name and is separated by a dash.
• The postcode should be written in two groups of three characters separated by a space.
• There is no need to write the state or union territory names on addresses.
• For example:
  
  Company X
  82/1, Richmond Road
  Bangalore - 560 025
  India
   

Undeliverable mail terms

• Address inaccessible
• Address incomplete 
• Addressee has gone away
• Addressee unknown
• Gone away
• No such post office
• Not called for
• Not known at this address
• Refused
   

National holidays 2011

26 January ♦ Republic Day
16 February ♦ Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
16 April ♦ Birthday of Lord Mahavir
22 April ♦ Good Friday
17 May ♦ Buddha Purnima (Vesak Day)
15 August ♦ Independence Day
31 August ♦ End of Ramadan
2 October ♦ Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
6 October ♦ Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)
26 October ♦ Diwali (Deepavali)
7 November ♦ Feast of Sacrifice
10 November ♦ Guru Nanak's Birthday
6 December ♦ Muharram (Islamic New Year)
25 December ♦ Christmas Day