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171221 PIN code: Kawar, Shimla

171221 is the PIN code of Kawar sub office and 2 other post offices in Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. All of them deliver mail.

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PIN code
171221
Main post office
Kawar (sub office)
District
Shimla
Postal division
Shimla
Region and circle
Himachal Pradesh circle
Delivery
Delivery PIN (3 of 3 offices deliver)
Location
Open on a map (31.214, 78.092)

Post offices with PIN 171221

Post officeTypeDelivery
KawarSub officeDelivers mail
DodraBranch officeDelivers mail
JakhaBranch officeDelivers mail

171221 covers 0 head offices, 1 sub office and 2 branch offices.

What the digits of 171221 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.
  • 221: the delivery post office within it, Kawar.

Head post office for 171221

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.

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Writing an address with 171221

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
Kawar post office
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh – 171221

Frequently asked questions

Which post office has PIN code 171221?

3 post offices share it: Kawar, Dodra and Jakha, in Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

Is 171221 a delivery PIN code?

Yes. All 3 of its post offices deliver mail; letters addressed to 171221 are delivered.

Which district is 171221 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 171221?

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.