India Post Offices in North District, Sikkim

The mountainous spread of North District means the postal network here reaches a long way for relatively few people. There are 41 post offices in North District covering 12 pincodes, and the geography does most of the explaining: settlements sit far apart along river valleys and ridge roads, so a single delivery run can take in several scattered hamlets.

Of those 41 offices, 38 are branch offices, with 3 sub post offices handling the heavier counter work. There is no head post office inside the district itself, so accounting and bulk dispatch route through the Gangtok head office in East Sikkim. The biggest concentration is in the Dzongu area, which alone accounts for 27 offices across most of the district’s pincodes. The Mangan offices and Chungthang make up the rest.

Town-side, you will find counters at Dikchu (737107), Mangan (737116) and Chungthang (737120), while villages like Lachen, Lachung, Kabi and Barfok are served by the smaller branch outlets. With the network so heavily weighted toward branch offices, hours can be short and they vary from place to place. If you are posting from one of the hill villages, go early in the day rather than chancing a late-afternoon visit.

For most residents the practical jobs are Registered Post and the occasional international EMS parcel, both of which the sub offices handle. You can confirm any local pincode using the pincode finder, estimate charges with the Speed Post calculator, or compare with another district in Sikkim such as the South District directory. Already sent something? Track your article here for the latest status.