India Post Offices in Aravali, Gujarat

Most of the mail in Aravali starts its journey not in a town but in a village. Of the 252 post offices spread across this Gujarat district, a striking 231 are branch offices, the small single-counter rooms that bring post within walking distance of farming hamlets. That leaves 21 sub post offices and no head office of its own. The district does not run its own head post office, so its consignments are routed through the Himatnagar head office in neighbouring Sabarkantha.

Those 252 offices share 28 pincodes between them. Around the Bhiloda side you will find pincodes such as 383240 and 383245, while 383250 and 383251 cover other pockets of the district, and 383246 sits in between. Because so much of the network is rural, a single pincode often stretches over several villages rather than one neat town, which is part of why there are far more offices than pincodes here.

Coverage is fairly even across six talukas, with offices spread out rather than piled into one place. The Bhiloda taluka post offices form the biggest single cluster, and the Modasa area offices cover much of the central part of the district. Towns like Bayad (383325), Meghraj (383350), Akrund and Malpur each have their own counters. Villages such as Adhera, Banthivada and Ambagam are served quietly through branch offices, and you will find a similar pattern in the smaller hamlets like Amlai and Behdaj, where the local branch is the only postal point for some distance.

A word on timings, since it trips people up. Many village branches keep short hours, with several opening only around ten in the morning, so it pays to reach the counter early in the day. For anyone sending regularly, say a small trader or a co-operative posting in volume, the fuller Business and bulk Speed Post handling is better arranged through the sub offices, which have the staff for repeat bookings. To check which office a particular village falls under, the pincode finder is the quickest route, and the Speed Post calculator gives you the cost before you set out.

If you are mapping out post offices in Aravali for the first time, the Gujarat state directory lists this district alongside others, including the Amreli district directory elsewhere in the state. Booked something already? You can track it here using the consignment number from your receipt.