India Post Offices in Purnia, Bihar

The Purnea head post office, under PIN 854301, sits at the centre of postal work for this corner of north-east Bihar. Around it the district runs 195 offices over 29 PIN codes: one head office, 20 sub post offices and 174 branch offices, the last of these doing most of the village-level collection and delivery.

Coverage tilts heavily toward one area. Purnia East is by far the dominant taluka, holding roughly 120 of the district’s offices on its own, while the rest of the district is served more thinly. The Purnia East taluka post offices are therefore where most of the day-to-day counter traffic lands, including the office at Bhatta Bazar (854301). Beyond it, smaller towns like Dhamdaha (854205), Banaili (854201) and Bhawanipur Rajdham (854204) anchor their own pockets, and you will find branch offices in villages such as Akarthappa, Bahora, Kajha and Basantpur. The lighter Amour area offices cover the more rural western edge. A full list of post offices in Purnia with their PINs makes it easier to find the exact one you need.

The sub and branch offices all report up to the Purnea head office, which handles the heavier sorting and the wider set of counter services. Since most village branches keep short, fixed hours, it pays to post earlier in the day rather than turning up close to closing. For Registered Post, and for anything going abroad by international EMS, the head office and the larger sub offices are the places to go, since the small branch counters are not really set up for that kind of work. You can estimate what a parcel will cost first with the Speed Post rate calculator, which saves a guess at the window.

Not sure which code covers a village? The PIN code finder will help, and you can also browse another district in Bihar or the Bihar post office directory. Once your item is booked, enter the number on our India Post tracking page to follow it from Purnia onward.