India Post Offices in Lohandiguda, Bastar

In Lohandiguda the post reaches people almost entirely through village counters. Every one of the 42 post offices in Lohandiguda is a branch office, with no sub or head office anywhere in the taluka, which is unusual even for Bastar. Mail is routed through the Jagdalpur head office for sorting before it moves on.

For all those offices there are only 4 PIN codes, so a single code covers a lot of ground here. You’ll come across 494224, 494441 and 494442 across the taluka, with 494010 attached as well, and villages such as Anjar, Badrenga and Belar share these between them. The PIN code finder helps when you need to confirm which one belongs to a particular village.

Branch counters keep short hours and tend to wind down by midday, so it’s worth posting early rather than leaving it to the afternoon. They take ordinary mail and Speed Post, and can book bulk or business Speed Post, though larger consignments are easier to arrange in Jagdalpur where a fuller counter is available. Check the cost on the Speed Post calculator first, then track your article once it’s booked. Another rural taluka in the district, Bakavand, is laid out much the same way if you need to compare.