ISO 3166-2:IN

ISO 3166-2:IN is the entry for India in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

Currently for India, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 28 states and 8 union territories.

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is IN, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for India. The second part is two letters, currently used in vehicle registration plates with some exceptions.

Current codes

Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).

AfghanistanMyanmarChinaTajikistanIndian OceanBay of BengalAndaman SeaArabian SeaLaccadive SeaAndaman and Nicobar IslandsChandigarhDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and DiuDelhiLakshadweepPuducherryPuducherryGoaKeralaManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandSikkimTripuraPakistanNepalBhutanBangladeshSri LankaSri LankaSri LankaSri LankaSri LankaSri LankaSri LankaSri LankaSri LankaSiachen GlacierDisputed territory in Jammu and KashmirDisputed territory in Jammu and KashmirJammu and KashmirLadakhChandigarhDelhiDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and DiuDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and DiuPuducherryPuducherryPuducherryPuducherryGoaGujaratKarnatakaKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraRajasthanTamil NaduAssamMeghalayaAndhra PradeshArunachal PradeshNagalandManipurMizoramTelanganaTripuraWest BengalSikkimBiharJharkhandOdishaChhattisgarhUttar PradeshUttarakhandHaryanaPunjabHimachal Pradesh
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CodeSubdivision name (en)
(Indian System of Transliteration)
Subdivision category
IN-ANAndaman and Nicobar IslandsUnion territory
IN-APAndhra PradeshState
IN-ARArunāchal PradeshState
IN-ASAssamState
IN-BRBihārState
IN-CHChandīgarhUnion territory
IN-CGChhattīsgarhState
IN-DHDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu[note 1]Union territory
IN-DLDelhiUnion territory
IN-GAGoaState
IN-GJGujarātState
IN-HRHaryānaState
IN-HPHimāchal PradeshState
IN-JKJammu and KashmīrUnion territory
IN-JHJhārkhandState
IN-KAKarnātakaState
IN-KLKeralaState
IN-LALadākhUnion territory
IN-LDLakshadweepUnion territory
IN-MPMadhya PradeshState
IN-MHMahārāshtraState
IN-MNManipurState
IN-MLMeghālayaState
IN-MZMizoramState
IN-NLNāgālandState
IN-ODOdishaState
IN-PYPuducherry (Local variant: Pondicherry)Union territory
IN-PBPunjabState
IN-RJRājasthānState
IN-SKSikkimState
IN-TNTamil NāduState
IN-TSTelangānaState
IN-TRTripuraState
IN-UPUttar PradeshState
IN-UKUttarākhandState
IN-WBWest BengalState

Notes

Changes

The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998. ISO stopped issuing newsletters in 2013.

NewsletterDate issuedDescription of change in newsletterCode/Subdivision change
Newsletter I-22002-05-21Partial reorganization of subdivision layout: Three new states. Addition of an alternative name for one state. New list sourceSubdivisions added:
IN-CH Chhattisgarh
IN-JH Jharkhand
IN-UL Uttaranchal
Newsletter I-32002-08-20Error correction: Duplicate use of IN-CH corrected. Spelling correctionCodes: (to correct duplicate use)
Chhattisgarh: IN-CHIN-CT
Newsletter I-42002-12-10Error correction: Reintroduction of old name form in IN-WB
Newsletter II-32011-12-13
(corrected
2011-12-15)
Addition of local generic administrative terms, update of the official languages according to ISO 3166-2, addition of a comment and source list update.Codes:
IN-UL Uttaranchal → IN-UT Uttarakhand

The following changes to the entry are listed on ISO's online catalogue, the Online Browsing Platform:

Effective date of changeShort description of change (en)
2023-11-23Change of subdivision code from IN-OR to IN-OD, from IN-CT to IN-CG, from IN-TG to IN-TS, from IN-UT to IN-UK; Deletion of the asterisk from IN-JH; Update Code Source
2020-11-24Deletion of Union territory IN-DD, IN-DN; Addition of Union territory IN-DH; Correction of spelling for IN-AR, IN-BR, IN-CH, IN-CT, IN-DH, IN-GJ, IN-HP, IN-HR, IN-JH, IN-JK, IN-KA, IN-LA, IN-MH, IN-ML, IN-NL, IN-RJ, IN-TG, IN-TN, IN-UT; Addition of romanization system "Indian System of Transliteration"; Update List Source; Correction of the Code Source
2019-11-22Change of subdivision category from state to Union territory for IN-JK; Addition of Union territory IN-LA; Update List Source
2014-10-30Add 1 state IN-TG; change spelling of IN-OR; update List Source and Code Source
2011-12-13Addition of local generic administrative terms, update of the official languages according to ISO 3166-2, addition of a comment and source list update.

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