India Post Offices in South West Garo Hills, Meghalaya

Out along Meghalaya’s western lowlands, where the Garo Hills slope down towards the Assam border, the post still reaches villages that sit well off the main roads. India Post runs 29 offices across South West Garo Hills, grouped into 8 PIN codes. The shape of that network tells you a lot about the district: 24 of those offices are small village branch offices and only 5 are sub-offices, with no head office of its own. Mail and the back-office accounting are handled through the Tura head office to the north.

Zikzak is the busiest of the three local areas, holding 16 of the district’s offices on its own, ahead of the Betasing and Damalgre sides. Larger settlements such as Hatsingimari, Garobadha and Mahendraganj have proper counters, while branch units carry the post to villages like Kajhia, Kalaipara, Kawahagra and Nogorpara. Most of the post offices in South West Garo Hills open from about 10:00.

Because so many are one-person village branches, their hours can be short and they may shut early. If you are sending Registered Post or anything bound for overseas through international EMS, do the booking earlier in the day at a sub-office rather than a remote branch, the staff there are set up for it. The Betasing area offices follow a similar rhythm.

For a quick PIN check across the district, 794105, 794106 or 794115, for instance, use the post office PIN code finder, and the postage calculator helps you work out charges in advance. You can also look at East Garo Hills, another district in Meghalaya or the full Meghalaya post office directory. After booking, track your article with the receipt number.