171002 PIN Code: Shimla East, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh – Post Offices

PIN code: 171002
Main post office: Shimla East (sub office)
District: Shimla
State: Himachal Pradesh
Postal division: Shimla
Region and circle: Himachal Pradesh circle
Delivery: Delivery PIN (1 of 3 offices delivers)
Location: Open on a map (31.105, 77.173)

Post offices with PIN 171002

Post office	Type	Delivery
Shimla East	Sub office	Delivers mail
HPSectt	Sub office	Counter only
Khalini	Sub office	Counter only

171002 covers 0 head offices, 3 sub offices and 0 branch offices.

What the digits of 171002 mean

1: India Post's Northern region, which covers Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Punjab (1,646 PINs).
17: the Himachal Pradesh postal circle; 439 PINs start with 17.
171: the sorting district, shared by 46 PINs in 2 districts.
002: the delivery post office within it, Shimla East.

Head post office for 171002

The post offices with this PIN belong to the Shimla postal division, whose head office is listed below. Money orders, savings accounts and complaints that a sub or branch office cannot settle go to the head office.

Shimla GPO head post office: 171001

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Writing an address with 171002

Put the PIN on the last line, after the town and state, so the sorting machines and postmen can read it:

Name
House number, street
Shimla East post office
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh – 171002

Frequently asked questions

Which post office has PIN code 171002?

3 post offices share it: Shimla East, HPSectt and Khalini, in Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

Is 171002 a delivery PIN code?

Yes. Shimla East delivers mail; letters addressed to 171002 are delivered.

Which district is 171002 in?

Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. It is in the Shimla postal division of the Himachal Pradesh postal circle.

What is the head post office for 171002?

The Shimla postal division's head office is Shimla GPO (171001).

Sources

Last checked on 6 October 2026. PIN codes and post offices are from India Post’s directory on data.gov.in. Post offices are sometimes opened, merged or renamed; check with India Post before relying on a PIN for an official form.

171002 PIN code: Shimla East, Shimla