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Mobile telephone numbering in India

Mobile telephone numbering in India

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In India, mobile numbers (including pagers) on GSM, WCDMA, LTE and NR networks start with either 9, 8, 7 or 6. Each telecom circle is allowed to have multiple private operators; earlier it was two private + BSNL/MTNL, subsequently it changed to three private + BSNL/MTNL in GSM; now each telecom circle has all four operators including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone idea ltd and BSNL/MTNL.

All mobile phone numbers are 10 digits long. The way to split the numbers is defined in the National Numbering Plan as XXXXX-NNNNN. Here, XXXXX identifies the network operator and the telecom circle while NNNNN identifies the subscriber.[1]

Telecom circles

The Department of Telecommunications has divided India into various telecom circles such that within each circle, the call is treated as a local call, while across zones, it becomes a long-distance call. As of July 2018 there are 22 telecom circles or service areas. They are classified into four categories: Metro, A, B, C. Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata fall under Metro category.[2]

A telecom circle is normally the entire state, with a few exceptions like Mumbai and Kolkata (which are different zones than their respective states), Goa (which is a part of the Maharashtra zone), Chhattisgarh (which is part of Madhya Pradesh), Sikkim (which is part of West Bengal) Jharkhand (which is a part of the Bihar zone), Northeastern states except Assam and Sikkim (which are part of Northeast zone) or Uttar Pradesh (divided into east and west zones). Delhi is a unique circle because it includes cities from Haryana (Gurgaon and Faridabad) and Uttar Pradesh (Noida and Ghaziabad) as well. The new state of Telangana remains in the same circle as Andhra Pradesh.

From May 20, 2005, calls between Mumbai Metro and Maharashtra Telecom Circle, between Chennai Metro and Tamil Nadu Telecom Circle, and between Uttar Pradesh (East) and Uttar Pradesh (West) Telecom Circle service areas are merged in Inter service area connected in the above-mentioned four states would be treated as intra-service area call for the purposes of routing as well as Access Deficit Charges (ADC). The dialing procedure for calls within a state for these states would also be simplified, i.e. dialing of mobile-to mobile subscribers and fixed-to-mobile subscribers would be without prefixing '0'.[3]

In December 2017, Reliance Jio started with the newest of all, "the six-series-mobile numbers", keeping in mind the growing number of users in India. The growth in the number of 4G users in the country has made the 4G base larger than the 2G users in India pushing number of 2G users to second position.

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  • Note: Chennai circle has been merged with Tamil Nadu circle.

9xxx series

Mobile telephone numbering system: 9xxx series
Series Operator Circle Series Operator Circle Series Operator Circle Series Operator Circle Series Operator Circle Series Operator Circle Series Operator Circle Series Operator Circle Series Operator Circle Series Operator Circle
9000 AT AP 9100 AT AP 9200 AT MP 9300 9400 CG KL 9500 AT TN 9600 AT TN 9700 9800 AT WB 9900 AT KA
9001 AT RJ 9101 RJ AS 9201 RJ MP 9301 RJ MP 9401 CG AS 9501 AT PB 9601 AT GJ 9701 AT AP 9801 AT BR 9901 AT KA
9002 AT WB 9102 AT BR 9202 9302 RJ MP 9402 CG NE 9502 AT AP 9602 AT RJ 9702 VI MU 9802 9902 AT KA
9003 AT TN 9103 AT AP 9203 9303 9403 CG MH 9503 AT MH 9603 VI AP 9703 VI AP 9803 9903 AT KO
9004 AT MU 9104 AT GJ 9204 9304 RJ BR 9404 CG MH 9504 9604 VI MH 9704 AT AP 9804 9904 VI GJ
9005 AT UE 9105 9205 AT DL 9305 RJ UE 9405 CG MH 9505 VI AP 9605 VI KL 9705 VI AP 9805 AT HP 9905 RJ BR
9006 AT BR 9106 9206 9306 RJ HR 9406 CG MP 9506 VI UE 9606 AT KA 9706 VI AS 9806 9906 AT JK
9007 AT KO 9107 9207 VI KL 9307 9407 CG MP 9507 VI BR 9607 9707 AT AS 9807 9907 RJ WB
9008 AT KA 9108 AT KA 9208 9308 RJ OR 9408 CG GJ 9508 RJ BR 9608 RJ BR 9708 VI BR 9808 9908 AT AP
9009 VI MP 9109 AT MP 9209 9309 RJ MH 9409 CG GJ 9509 RJ RJ 9609 VI WB 9709 VI BR 9809 9909 VI GJ
9010 VI AP 9110 RJ KA 9210 9310 RJ DL 9410 CG UW 9510 RJ GJ 9610 VI RJ 9710 9810 AT DL 9910 AT DL
9011 VI MH 9111 VI MP 9211 9311 AT DL 9411 CG UW 9511 RJ MH 9611 AT KA 9711 VI DL 9811 VI DL 9911 VI DL
9012 VI UW 9112 VI MH 9212 9312 DL 9412 CG UW 9512 VI GJ 9612 AT NE 9712 VI GJ 9812 VI HR 9912 VI AP
9013 CG DL 9113 RJ KA 9213 9313 RJ GJ 9413 CG RJ 9513 VI KA 9613 9713 VI MP 9813 VI HR 9913 VI GJ
9014 RJ AP 9114 9214 9314 9414 CG RJ 9514 9614 9714 VI GJ 9814 VI PB 9914 VI PB
9015 RJ HP 9115 9215 9315 RJ DL 9415 CG UE 9515 AT AP 9615 9715 9815 AT PB 9915 AT PB
9016 RJ GJ 9116 9216 AT RJ 9316 RJ GJ 9416 CG HR 9516 9616 VI UE 9716 9816 AT HP 9916 VI KA
9017 9117 VI BR 9217 9317 RJ HP 9417 CG PB 9517 9617 VI MP 9717 AT DL 9817 RJ HR 9917 VI UW
9018 9118 9218 9318 RJ DL 9418 CG HP 9518 RJ MH 9618 AT AP 9718 VI DL 9818 AT DL 9918 VI UE
9019 RJ KA 9119 9219 RJ UE 9319 AT DL 9419 CG JK 9519 9619 VI MU 9719 VI UW 9819 VI MU 9919 VI UE
9020 9120 9220 9320 9420 CG MH 9520 9620 VI KA 9720 VI UW 9820 VI MU 9920 VI MU
9021 RJ MH 9121 AT AP 9221 9321 RJ MU 9421 CG MH 9521 9621 AT UE 9721 VI UE 9821 AT DL 9921 VI MH
9022 RJ MH 9122 AT BR 9222 9322 RJ MH 9422 CG MH 9522 9622 AT JK 9722 9822 VI MH 9922 VI MH
9023 RJ GJ 9123 RJ KO 9223 9323 9423 CG MH 9523 9623 VI MH 9723 VI GJ 9823 VI MH 9923 VI MH
9024 RJ RJ 9124 AT OR 9224 RJ MU 9324 RJ MU 9424 CG MP 9524 9624 VI GJ 9724 AT GJ 9824 VI GJ 9924 VI GJ
9025 RJ TN 9125 AT UE 9225 9325 RJ MH 9425 CG MP 9525 VI BR 9625 RJ DL 9725 AT GJ 9825 VI GJ 9925 VI GJ
9026 RJ UE 9126 AT WB 9226 RJ MH 9326 RJ MU 9426 CG GJ 9526 VI KL 9626 VI TN 9726 VI GJ 9826 VI MP 9926 VI MP
9027 RJ UW 9127 9227 RJ GJ 9327 RJ GJ 9427 CG GJ 9527 VI MH 9627 VI UW 9727 VI GJ 9827 RJ OR 9927 VI UW
9028 AT MH 9128 VI BR 9228 9328 RJ GJ 9428 CG GJ 9528 RJ UW 9628 VI UE 9728 VI HR 9828 VI RJ 9928 AT RJ
9029 AT MU 9129 AT UE 9229 RJ BR 9329 9429 CG GJ 9529 RJ MH 9629 AT TN 9729 AT HR 9829 AT RJ 9929 AT RJ
9030 AT AP 9130 VI MH 9230 RJ KO 9330 RJ KO 9430 CG BR 9530 CG RJ 9630 AT MP 9730 AT MH 9830 VI KO 9930 AT MU
9031 AT BR 9131 RJ MP 9231 9331 9431 CG BR 9531 CG WB 9631 AT BR 9731 AT KA 9831 AT KO 9931 AT BR
9032 AT AP 9132 9232 9332 9432 CG KO 9532 CG UE 9632 AT KA 9732 VI WB 9832 RJ WB 9932 AT WB
9033 AT GJ 9133 9233 AT NE 9333 9433 CG KO 9533 9633 AT KL 9733 VI WB 9833 VI MU 9933 AT WB
9034 AT HR 9134 9234 RJ BR 9334 RJ BR 9434 CG WB 9534 VI BR 9634 AT UW 9734 VI WB 9834 AT MH 9934 AT BR
9035 AT KA 9135 VI BR 9235 RJ UE 9335 RJ UE 9435 CG AS 9535 AT KA 9635 AT WB 9735 VI WB 9835 RJ BR 9935 AT UE
9036 AT KA 9136 AT MU 9236 RJ UE 9336 RJ UE 9436 CG NE 9536 VI UW 9636 AT RJ 9736 VI HP 9836 VI KO 9936 AT UE
9037 AT KL 9137 RJ MU 9237 RJ OR 9337 RJ OR 9437 CG OR 9537 VI GJ 9637 VI MH 9737 VI GJ 9837 VI UW 9937 AT OR
9038 AT KO 9138 AT HR 9238 RJ MP 9338 9438 CG OR 9538 VI KA 9638 VI GJ 9738 9838 VI UE 9938 AT OR
9039 AT MP 9139 9239 RJ WB 9339 9439 CG OR 9539 VI KL 9639 VI UW 9739 VI KA 9839 VI UE 9939 AT BR
9040 AT OR 9140 RJ UE 9240 AT TN 9340 RJ MP 9440 CG AP 9540 VI DL 9640 VI AP 9740 AT KA 9840 AT TN 9940 AT TN
9041 AT PB 9141 CG KA 9241 RJ BR 9341 RJ BR 9441 CG AP 9541 AT JK 9641 RJ WB 9741 AT KA 9841 9941 AT TN
9042 AT TN 9142 RJ BR 9242 RJ WB 9342 RJ TN 9442 CG TN 9542 VI AP 9642 VI AP 9742 VI KA 9842 AT TN 9942
9043 AT TN 9143 9243 9343 RJ MP 9443 CG TN 9543 9643 VI DL 9743 VI KA 9843 VI TN 9943 VI TN
9044 AT UE 9144 9244 RJ MP 9344 RJ TN 9444 CG TN 9544 VI KL 9644 VI MP 9744 VI KL 9844 VI KA 9944 AT TN
9045 AT UW 9145 9245 RJ NE 9345 RJ TN 9445 CG TN 9545 VI MH 9645 VI KL 9745 VI KL 9845 AT KA 9945 AT KA
9046 AT WB 9146 VI MH 9246 9346 RJ AP 9446 CG KL 9546 AT BR 9646 VI PB 9746 AT KL 9846 VI KL 9946 VI KL
9047 VI TN 9147 AT KO 9247 9347 RJ AP 9447 CG KL 9547 AT WB 9647 VI WB 9747 VI KL 9847 VI KL 9947 VI KL
9048 VI KL 9148 AT KA 9248 9348 RJ OR 9448 CG KA 9548 RJ UW 9648 VI UE 9748 AT KO 9848 VI AP 9948 VI AP
9049 VI MH 9149 RJ JK 9249 RJ KL 9349 RJ KL 9449 CG KA 9549 VI RJ 9649 VI RJ 9749 RJ WB 9849 AT AP 9949 AT AP
9050 VI HR 9150 AT TN 9250 RJ UE 9350 RJ HR 9450 CG UE 9550 AT AP 9650 AT DL 9750 9850 VI MH 9950 AT RJ
9051 VI KO 9151 AT UE 9251 RJ RJ 9351 9451 CG UE 9551 9651 AT UE 9751 VI TN 9851 9951
9052 VI AP 9152 VI MU 9252 RJ RJ 9352 9452 CG UE 9552 VI MH 9652 AT AP 9752 AT MP 9852 9952 AT TN
9053 AT HR 9153 9253 9353 RJ KA 9453 CG UE 9553 VI AP 9653 RJ UE 9753 VI MP 9853 9953 VI DL
9054 AT HP 9154 AT AP 9254 RJ HR 9354 RJ DL 9454 CG UE 9554 VI UE 9654 VI DL 9754 VI MP 9854 9954 AT AS
9055 AT JK 9155 AT BR 9255 9355 VI DL 9455 CG UE 9555 RJ UE 9655 VI TN 9755 AT MP 9855 VI PB 9955 AT BR
9056 AT PB 9156 AT MH 9256 AT RJ 9356 RJ MH 9456 CG UW 9556 AT OR 9656 VI KL 9756 VI UW 9856 9956 AT UE
9057 AT RJ 9157 AT GJ 9257 AT RJ 9357 9457 CG UW 9557 AT UW 9657 VI MH 9757 9857 9957 AT AS
9058 AT UW 9158 VI MH 9258 9358 AT RJ 9458 CG UW 9558 AT GJ 9658 OR 9758 VI UW 9858 9958 AT DL
9059 AT AP 9159 VI TN 9259 RJ UW 9359 RJ MH 9459 CG HP 9559 AT UE 9659 9759 VI UW 9859 9959 AT AP
9060 AT BR 9160 VI AP 9260 9360 RJ TN 9460 CG RJ 9560 AT DL 9660 AT RJ 9760 AT UW 9860 AT MH 9960 AT MH
9061 AT KL 9161 VI UE 9261 RJ RJ 9361 9461 CG RJ 9561 AT MH 9661 AT BR 9761 VI UW 9861 RJ OR 9961 VI KL
9062 AT KO 9162 AT BR 9262 AT BR 9362 9462 CG RJ 9562 VI KL 9662 AT GJ 9762 9862 AT NE 9962 VI TN
9063 VI AP 9163 AT KO 9263 RJ BR 9363 9463 CG PB 9563 9663 AT KA 9763 VI MH 9863 RJ NE 9963 AT AP
9064 VI AS 9164 VI KA 9264 9364 TN 9464 CG PB 9564 VI WB 9664 RJ GJ 9764 VI MH 9864 RJ AS 9964 VI KA
9065 9165 AT MP 9265 RJ GJ 9365 9465 CG PB 9565 VI UE 9665 AT MH 9765 VI MH 9865 9965
9066 9166 AT RJ 9266 9366 9466 CG HR 9566 AT TN 9666 VI AP 9766 AT MH 9866 AT AP 9966 VI AP
9067 9167 VI MU 9267 AT UP 9367 TN 9467 CG HR 9567 AT KL 9667 AT DL 9767 VI MH 9867 AT MU 9967 AT MU
9068 AT UW 9168 VI MH 9268 9368 RJ UW 9468 CG HR 9568 VI UW 9668 AT OR 9768 9868 9968
9069 9169 9269 RJ RJ 9369 RJ UE 9469 CG JK 9569 RJ UE 9669 VI MP 9769 VI MU 9869 9969
9070 VI JK 9170 AT UE 9270 RJ MH 9370 RJ MH 9470 CG BR 9570 VI BR 9670 VI UE 9770 RJ MP 9870 AT DL 9970 AT MH
9071 VI KA 9171 AT TN 9271 9371 VI MH 9471 CG BR 9571 AT RJ 9671 VI HR 9771 AT BR 9871 AT DL 9971 AT DL
9072 VI KL 9172 AT MU 9272 RJ MH 9372 RJ MU 9472 CG BR 9572 AT BR 9672 VI RJ 9772 VI RJ 9872 AT PB 9972 AT KA
9073 VI KO 9173 AT GJ 9273 9373 RJ MH 9473 CG UE 9573 AT AP 9673 VI MH 9773 AT DL 9873 VI DL 9973 AT BR
9074 RJ KL 9174 AT MP 9274 RJ GJ 9374 VI RJ 9474 CG WB 9574 VI GJ 9674 VI KO 9774 VI NE 9874 VI KO 9974 AT GJ
9075 VI MH 9175 AT MH 9275 9375 VI RJ 9475 CG WB 9575 VI MP 9675 VI UW 9775 VI WB 9875 RJ KO 9975 AT MH
9076 9176 VI TN 9276 9376 VI RJ 9476 CG WB 9576 VI BR 9676 AT AP 9776 VI OR 9876 AT PB 9976
9077 9177 AT AP 9277 9377 9477 CG KO 9577 9677 AT TN 9777 AT OR 9877 RJ PB 9977 VI MP
9078 9178 AT OR 9278 9378 AT NE 9478 CG PB 9578 9678 AT AS 9778 RJ KL 9878 AT PB 9978 VI GJ
9079 RJ RJ 9179 AT MP 9279 RJ BR 9379 9479 CG MP 9579 RJ MH 9679 AT WB 9779 AT PB 9879 VI GJ 9979 VI GJ
9080 RJ TN 9180 CG AP 9280 RJ TN 9380 RJ KA 9480 CG KA 9580 RJ UE 9680 AT RJ 9780 VI PB 9880 AT KA 9980 AT KA
9081 9181 CG AS 9281 RJ AP 9381 RJ AP 9481 CG KA 9581 VI AP 9681 9781 VI PB 9881 VI MH 9981 AT MP
9082 9182 RJ AP 9282 9382 RJ WB 9482 CG KA 9582 VI DL 9682 RJ JK 9782 9882 VI HP 9982 VI RJ
9083 9183 CG TN 9283 9383 CG KL 9483 CG KA 9583 VI OR 9683 CG HR 9783 VI RJ 9883 RJ WB 9983 VI RJ
9084 AT UW 9184 CG GJ 9284 RJ MH 9384 AT TN 9484 CG JK 9584 VI MP 9684 CG MH 9784 AT TN 9884 VI TN 9984 VI UE
9085 VI AS 9185 CG HP 9285 VI 9385 CG TN 9485 CG NE 9585 VI TN 9685 AT MP 9785 VI RJ 9885 VI AP 9985 VI AP
9086 VI JK 9186 CG JK 9286 9386 9486 CG TN 9586 VI GJ 9686 AT KA 9786 VI TN 9886 VI KA 9986 VI KA
9087 VI TN 9187 CG KA 9287 RJ AS 9387 9487 CG TN 9587 VI RJ 9687 VI GJ 9787 VI TN 9887 VI RJ 9987 AT MU
9088 VI KO 9188 CG KL 9288 9388 9488 CG TN 9588 RJ HR 9688 9788 9888 VI PB 9988 VI PB
9089 VI NE 9189 CG KO 9289 9389 RJ UW 9489 CG TN 9589 AT MP 9689 VI MH 9789 AT TN 9889 VI UE 9989 AT AP
9090 VI OR 9190 CG MP 9290 9390 RJ AP 9490 CG AP 9590 9690 VI UW 9790 AT TN 9890 AT MH 9990 VI DL
9091 VI WB 9191 CG NE 9291 9391 RJ AP 9491 CG AP 9591 AT KA 9691 RJ MP 9791 AT TN 9891 VI DL 9991 VI HR
9092 VI TN 9192 CG OR 9292 9392 RJ AP 9492 CG AP 9592 VI PB 9692 RJ OR 9792 VI UE 9892 AT MU 9992 VI HR
9093 VI WB 9193 CG PB 9293 9393 9493 CG AP 9593 VI WB 9693 RJ BR 9793 AT UE 9893 AT MP 9993 AT MP
9094 AT TN 9194 CG RJ 9294 9394 9494 CG AP 9594 VI MU 9694 VI RJ 9794 AT UE 9894 AT TN 9994 AT TN
9095 9195 CG TN 9295 9395 9495 CG KL 9595 9695 AT UE 9795 VI UE 9895 AT KL 9995 AT KL
9096 AT MH 9196 CG UE 9296 9396 9496 CG KL 9596 AT JK 9696 RJ UE 9796 VI JK 9896 AT HR 9996 AT HR
9097 9197 CG WB 9297 9397 9497 CG KL 9597 AT TN 9697 9797 AT JK 9897 AT UW 9997 AT UW
9098 9198 AT UE 9298 9398 RJ AP 9498 CG TN 9598 VI UE 9698 9798 RJ BR 9898 AT GJ 9998 AT GJ
9099 VI GJ 9199 AT BR 9299 9399 9499 CG TN 9599 AT DL 9699 9799 AT RJ 9899 VI DL 9999 VI DL

8xxx series

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7xxx series

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6xxx series

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References

  1. "Allotment of MSC Codes | Department of Telecommunications | Ministry of Communication | Government of India". dot.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  2. "Telecom Circle". www.wikinvest.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-04. Retrieved 2016-09-09.

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