Call Patna from Brazil

To make an international call to Patna, Bihar, India from Brazil, please follow the dialing steps shown below.

The same procedure applies whether you are calling Patna from Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Salvador, Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza, or any other Brazilian location.

When calling Patna from Brazil, it makes no difference whether you are calling from an Brazil landline or mobile phone - but, you should double check with your carrier to confirm that your calling plan allows international calls and that no special charges apply.

However, it does matter whether the destination phone in Patna is a landline phone or a mobile phone. Check here to see how to tell the difference between Patna landline and mobile phone numbers. Note that for many calling plans, calling cards, and prepaid plans, extra charges apply when calling to India mobile phones.

Phone Number Format to Call Patna from Brazil

To make an international phone call to Patna from Brazil, you need to dial a phone number formatted correctly for either a landline or mobile phone as follows:

Call Patna Landline Phone from Brazil

00xx**  91   612  nnn nnnn 
international
access code		 country
code		 area
code		 7-digit
local number

Call Patna Mobile Phone from Brazil

00xx** 91  9x nnn nnnnn *
international
access code		 country
code		 10-digit
mobile number

* See note below about '8x' series mobile numbers

** Brazil has multiple carrier-specific international access codes / IDDs. See below for details.

Click here for more on Patna landline vs. mobile phone numbers.

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Call Patna from Brazil

Follow this dialing procedure to make an overseas international call from Brazil to a landline or mobile phone number in Patna, Bihar, India.

1. Dial Brazil int'l access code / IDD:  00xx**

Dial the correct 4-digit IDD for your carrier: '00' PLUS the appropriate 2-digit access code listed below (e.g., '0012' for CTBC).

Note that some mobile operators may not require an IDD and/or allow use of substitute characters (such as '+') in lieu of an IDD.

Carrier Carrier
access code
CTBC 0012
Brasil Telecom 0014
Telefonica 0015
Embratel 0021
Intelig Telecom 0023
GVT 0025
Oi 0031
TIM - Telecom Italia Mobile 0041
Sercomtel 0043

2. Dial India country code:  91 

3. Remove '0' if one precedes your number

If your Patna destination phone number starts with a '0' - e.g., 0 612 454 8180 or 0 94 631 23456, delete the '0'.

4. Determine if calling to a landline or mobile phone

Patna landline numbers are 7-digits and require a separate 3-digit area code. Mobile numbers are 10-digits and do not require a separate area code. Check here to learn how to tell landline vs. mobile phone numbers.

5. If calling a Patna landline phone number...

a. Dial the 3-digit Patna area code:  612 

b. Dial a 7-digit local subscriber number:  nnn nnnn 

6. If calling a Patna mobile phone number...

Simply dial the 10-digit mobile number:  9x nnn nnnnn 

NOTE: In addition to '9x' series mobile numbers, India now also issues '8x' series mobile numbers in the same 10-digit format:  8x nnn nnnnn.

Confusingly, the area codes used for landline numbers in some areas also start with '8x'. An example is Bangalore which uses area code '80'. But where landline '8x' area codes are tied to a specific region, mobile '8x' numbers can be issued for any location nationally.

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