India
ISO 3166-1 country codes and official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for India. Use them in forms, validation, and CountriesDB integrations.
About India codes
Need India (IN) for a checkout form, shipping zone, or backend validation? This page summarizes the ISO 3166-1 country codes and official subdivisions developers use with CountriesDB.
This guide lists 36 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for India. These are the same codes CountriesDB serves through widgets and the Backend Data API.
For production, use the CountriesDB country/subdivision widget or fetch India from the Data API and validate codes server-side instead of copying values from this page.
ISO codes
Official subdivisions (36)
Official ISO 3166-2 codes for India. Use these values in region/state selects and server-side validation, not informal or marketing region names.
| Code | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| IN-AN | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Union territory |
| IN-AP | Andhra Pradesh | state |
| IN-AR | Arunāchal Pradesh | state |
| IN-AS | Assam | state |
| IN-BR | Bihār | state |
| IN-CH | Chandīgarh | Union territory |
| IN-CG | Chhattīsgarh | state |
| IN-DH | Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu | Union territory |
| IN-DL | Delhi | Union territory |
| IN-GA | Goa | state |
| IN-GJ | Gujarāt | state |
| IN-HR | Haryāna | state |
| IN-HP | Himāchal Pradesh | state |
| IN-JK | Jammu and Kashmīr | Union territory |
| IN-JH | Jhārkhand | state |
| IN-KA | Karnātaka | state |
| IN-KL | Kerala | state |
| IN-LA | Ladākh | Union territory |
| IN-LD | Lakshadweep | Union territory |
| IN-MP | Madhya Pradesh | state |
| IN-MH | Mahārāshtra | state |
| IN-MN | Manipur | state |
| IN-ML | Meghālaya | state |
| IN-MZ | Mizoram | state |
| IN-NL | Nāgāland | state |
| IN-OD | Odisha | state |
| IN-PY | Puducherry | Union territory |
| IN-PB | Punjab | state |
| IN-RJ | Rājasthān | state |
| IN-SK | Sikkim | state |
| IN-TN | Tamil Nādu | state |
| IN-TS | Telangāna | state |
| IN-TR | Tripura | state |
| IN-UP | Uttar Pradesh | state |
| IN-UK | Uttarākhand | state |
| IN-WB | West Bengal | state |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the ISO 3166-1 code for India?
- India uses ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 IN, alpha-3 IND, and numeric 356. These codes show up in forms, shipping, banking, and APIs.
- How many official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions does India have?
- CountriesDB lists 36 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for India (states, provinces, regions, or equivalent). Use them when you validate region selects and shipping zones.
- How do I use India country and subdivision data in a form?
- Use the CountriesDB widget or Data API to fill country and subdivision selects for India, then validate submitted codes with the Validation API so alpha-2 and ISO 3166-2 values stay consistent.
Use India in your app
Add CountriesDB country and subdivision selects with the widget docs, or call the Backend Data API for India (IN) and validate submissions with the Validation API. Guides stay in sync with the same dataset your project keys already use. widget docs.