India Post Offices in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

Set among the hills of Himachal Pradesh, Mandi keeps one of the more scattered post office maps in the state. Reaching 373 offices across 25 talukas, with 65 PIN codes in all, the network has to climb valleys and ridgelines to deliver, so a single district carries a wide range of codes. You will see counters in mountain settlements like Barot, Baldwara and Bagsaid, and in smaller villages such as Guran, Chimnu and Lot Nichla.

The make-up of those 373 offices fits a hill district. Just 2 are Head Post Offices and 58 are Sub Post Offices, leaving 313 as village Branch Post Offices, around 84 percent of the total. These branches reach the upper hamlets where larger offices cannot sit, and they all route their mail up through the Mandi head post office at 175001. Because the terrain pulls PIN codes apart, the district touches a long list, with representative codes including 171018, 171205, 171226, 171301, 174028 and 175001.

Mandi covers a great many areas, and the offices cluster differently from valley to valley. The Mandi taluka itself holds the most, about 54 offices, followed by the Karsog area and Balh. For the precise listing of locations and codes, look at the Mandi taluka post offices or the Karsog taluka directory.

If you live up a side valley, plan around the branch hours. Small Branch Post Offices near places like Gopalpur, Churag and Bag often work a short shift, especially in winter, so post early and you avoid a second climb down. Speed Post and parcels are the everyday workhorses here, and they move fastest when booked through a Sub Post Office or the head office, where the counters handle dispatch and tracking properly. Before you send, the Speed Post calculator gives you an idea of the cost.

Trying to confirm the right code for a hamlet? The PIN code finder matches a locality to its code quickly, which matters when names repeat across these post offices in Mandi and a wrong digit can send a parcel up the wrong valley. You can also open another district in Himachal Pradesh for onward addresses elsewhere in the state. Once your parcel is on its way, follow it from booking to doorstep on our India Post tracking page.