As we know that, now India is divided into 29 states and seven union territories. Since the Postal Service instituted ZIP codes and their accompanying state postal codes in 1963, the two-letter abbreviations have steadily gained popularity. Though it is usually preferable to write out the full name, space constraints often require use of an abbreviation.
These are below :-
|
Sr. No.
|
State
|
Abbreviation
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
AP
|
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
AR
|
|
3
|
Assam
|
AS
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
BR
|
|
5
|
Chandigarh
|
CH
|
|
6
|
Goa
|
GA
|
|
7
|
Gujarat
|
GJ
|
|
8
|
Haryana
|
HR
|
|
9
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
HP
|
|
10
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
JK
|
|
11
|
Jharkhand
|
JH
|
|
12
|
Karnataka
|
KA
|
|
13
|
Kerala
|
KL
|
|
14
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
MP
|
|
15
|
Maharashtra
|
MH
|
|
16
|
Manipur
|
MN
|
|
17
|
Meghalaya
|
ML
|
|
18
|
Mizoram
|
MZ
|
|
19
|
Nagaland
|
NL
|
|
20
|
Orissa
|
OR
|
|
21
|
Punjab
|
PB
|
|
22
|
Rajasthan
|
RJ
|
|
23
|
Sikkim
|
SK
|
|
24
|
Tamil Nadu
|
TN
|
|
25
|
Tripura
|
TR
|
|
26
|
Uttarakhand
|
UK
|
|
27
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
UP
|
|
28
|
West Bengal
|
WB
|
|
29
|
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
|
AN
|
|
30
|
Chandigarh
|
CH
|
|
31
|
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
|
DH
|
|
32
|
Daman and Diu
|
DD
|
|
33
|
Delhi
|
DL
|
|
34
|
Lakshadweep
|
LD
|
|
35
|
Pondicherry
|
PY
|
|
36
|
Chhattisgarh
|
CG
|
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