Area Codes for Patna and Nearby Locations

The area code used in the Patna metropolitan area is: 612. Area codes for other locations near Patna, Bihar are shown below.

In India, area codes are often called STD codes -- STD stands for 'subscriber trunk dialing'. To make things more confusing, they are also called SDCA codes. SDCA stands for 'short distance charging area'. So this means that in India:

area code = STD code = SDCA code

In India, area codes / STD codes are used somewhat differently than in other parts of the world in the sense that the physical area and/or population that they cover is often quite small. There is an historical reason for this that relates to an early technology limitation that now no longer exists.

Nevertheless, this old area code numbering scheme has stuck and as a result, India has hundreds and hundreds of STD codes -- many, many more than most countries.

Another somewhat unusual thing is that area codes / STD codes are used only for landline phone numbers in India. Mobile phone numbers in India do not utilize area codes. Instead, the mobile prefixes '9x' and '8x' are used for all mobile numbers regardless of where the subscriber is based.

This means that the listed Patna area codes are only applicable to India landline phone numbers.

To make an inbound international call (or domestic long distance call) to a Patna landline phone, you need to dial a 3-digit area code, along with a 7-digit local subscriber number - 10-digits total.

If you are calling a Patna mobile phone number, you should not use this area code. Click here for further details on dialing a Patna mobile phone number - and for information on how to tell a landline number from a mobile number.

Click for more on dialing a Patna landline number.

STD Codes / Area Codes for the Patna, India Area

Patna is located in the Bihar telecom circle. The following table lists the STD codes for all locations in the BR telecom circle. more on India telecom circles >>>>

In the table, 'LDCA' and 'SDCA' refer to 'long distance charging area' and 'short distance charging area', respectively. Generally speaking, SDCAs correspond roughly to towns. LDCAs are larger and correspond roughly to counties or districts. LDCAs contain multiple SDCAs.

STD Codes for Patna and Other Locations
in the Bihar Telecom Circle

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LDCA	SDCA	STD Code
Arrah	Arrah	6182
Arrah	Buxar	6183
Arrah	Dumraon	6323
Arrah	Piro	6181
Bhagalpur	Amarpur	6420
Bhagalpur	Banka	6424
Bhagalpur	Bhagalpur	641
Bhagalpur	Kahalgaon	6429
Bhagalpur	Katoria	6425
Bhagalpur	Naugachia	6421
Chapra	Chapra	6152
Chapra	Ekma	6155
Chapra	Gopalganj	6156
Chapra	Hathua	6150
Chapra	Maharajganj	6153
Chapra	Mairwa	6157
Chapra	Masrakh	6159
Chapra	Sidhawalia	6151
Chapra	Siwan	6154
Chapra	Sonepur	6158
Daltonganj	Balumath	6568
Daltonganj	Barwadih	6567
Daltonganj	Bhandaria	6581
Daltonganj	Bhawanathpur	6563
Daltonganj	Bishrampur	6584
Daltonganj	Chainpur	6586
Daltonganj	Daltonganj	6562
Daltonganj	Garhwa	6561
Daltonganj	Garu	6569
Daltonganj	Japla	6566
Daltonganj	Latehar	6565
Daltonganj	Nagarutari	6564
Daltonganj	Patan	6560
Darbhanga	Barauni	6279
Darbhanga	Begusarai	6243
Darbhanga	Benipatti	6271
Darbhanga	Benipur	6242
Darbhanga	Dalsinghsarai	6278
Darbhanga	Darbhanga	6272
Darbhanga	Gogri	6245
Darbhanga	Jainagar	6246
Darbhanga	Jhajharpur	6273
Darbhanga	Khagaria	6244
Darbhanga	Madhubani	6276
Darbhanga	Phulparas	6277
Darbhanga	Rosera	6275
Darbhanga	Samastipur	6274
Darbhanga	Singhwara	6247
Deoghar (Dumka)	Deoghar	6432
Deoghar (Dumka)	Dumka	6434
Deoghar (Dumka)	Godda	6422
Deoghar (Dumka)	Jamtara	6433
Deoghar (Dumka)	Jharmundi	6431
Deoghar (Dumka)	Kathikund	6427
Deoghar (Dumka)	Madhupur	6438
Deoghar (Dumka)	Mahagama	6437
Deoghar (Dumka)	Maheshpur Raj	6423
Deoghar (Dumka)	Nala	6428
Deoghar (Dumka)	Pakur	6435
Deoghar (Dumka)	Rajmahal	6426
Deoghar (Dumka)	Sahibganj	6436
Dhanbad	Bermo	6549
Dhanbad	Bokaro	6542
Dhanbad	Dhanbad	326
Dhanbad	Gomia	6544
Dhanbad	Govindpur	6540
Gaya	Arwal	6337
Gaya	Aurangabad	6186
Gaya	Daudnagar	6328
Gaya	Gaya	631
Gaya	Imamganj	6331
Gaya	Jahanabad	6114
Gaya	Nabinagar	6332
Gaya	Nawada	6324
Gaya	Pakribarwan	6325
Gaya	Rafiganj	6327
Gaya	Rajauli	6336
Gaya	Sherghati	6326
Gaya	Wazirganj	6322
Hazaribagh	Bagodar	6557
Hazaribagh	Barhi	6543
Hazaribagh	Barkagaon	6551
Hazaribagh	Chatra	6541
Hazaribagh	Chavparan	6547
Hazaribagh	Dumri (Isribazar)	6558
Hazaribagh	Giridih	6532
Hazaribagh	Hazaribagh	6546
Hazaribagh	Hunterganj	6550
Hazaribagh	Ichak	6548
Hazaribagh	Jhumaritalaiya	6534
Hazaribagh	Mandu	6545
Hazaribagh	Rajdhanwar	6554
Hazaribagh	Ramgarh	6553
Hazaribagh	Simaria	6559
Hazaribagh	Tisri	6556
Jamshedpur	Baharagora	6594
Jamshedpur	Chaibasa	6582
Jamshedpur	Chakardharpur	6587
Jamshedpur	Chandil	6591
Jamshedpur	Ghatsila	6585
Jamshedpur	Jagarnathpur	6588
Jamshedpur	Jamshedpur	657
Jamshedpur	Jhinkpani	6589
Jamshedpur	Kharsawa	6583
Jamshedpur	Manoharpur	6593
Jamshedpur	Noamundi	6596
Jamshedpur	Saraikela (Adstyapur)	6597
Katihar	Araria	6453
Katihar	Banmankhi	6467
Katihar	Barsoi	6451
Katihar	Dhamdaha	6462
Katihar	Forbesganj	6455
Katihar	Katihar	6452
Katihar	Kishanganj	6466
Katihar	Korha	6457
Katihar	Purnea	6454
Katihar	Raniganj	6461
Katihar	Thakurganj	6459
Monghyr	Chakai	6347
Monghyr	H.Kharagpur	6342
Monghyr	Jamui	6345
Monghyr	Jhajha	6349
Monghyr	Lakhisarai	6346
Monghyr	Mallehpur	6348
Monghyr	Monghyr	6344
Monghyr	Seikhpura	6341
Motihari	Areraj	6258
Motihari	Bagaha	6251
Motihari	Barachakia	6257
Motihari	Bettiah	6254
Motihari	Dhaka	6250
Motihari	Motihari	6252
Motihari	Narkatiaganj	6253
Motihari	Pakridayal	6259
Motihari	Ramnagar	6256
Motihari	Raxaul	6255
Muzaffarpur	Bidupur	6229
Muzaffarpur	Hajipur	6224
Muzaffarpur	Mahua	6227
Muzaffarpur	Motipur	6223
Muzaffarpur	Muzaffarpur	621
Muzaffarpur	Pupri	6228
Muzaffarpur	Sheohar	6222
Muzaffarpur	Sitamarhi	6226
Patna	Barh	6132
Patna	Biharsharif	6112
Patna	Bikram	6135
Patna	Danapur	6115
Patna	Hilsa	6111
Patna	Patna	612
Ranchi	Basia	6533
Ranchi	Bolwa	6539
Ranchi	Bundu	6530
Ranchi	Chainpur	6535
Ranchi	Ghaghra	6523
Ranchi	Gumla	6524
Ranchi	Itki	6529
Ranchi	Khunti	6528
Ranchi	Kolebira	6527
Ranchi	Lohardaga	6526
Ranchi	Mandar	6531
Ranchi	Muri	6522
Ranchi	Palkot	6536
Ranchi	Ranchi	651
Ranchi	Simdega	6525
Ranchi	Torpa	6538
Saharsa	Birpur	6471
Saharsa	Madhepura	6476
Saharsa	S.Bakhtiarpur	6475
Saharsa	Saharsa	6478
Saharsa	Supaul	6473
Saharsa	Triveniganj	6477
Saharsa	Udakishanganj	6479
Sasaram	Adhaura	6180
Sasaram	Bhabhua	6189
Sasaram	Bikramganj	6185
Sasaram	Mohania	6187
Sasaram	Rohtas	6188
Sasaram	Sasaram	6184

Phone Number Formatting Guidelines

For dialing purposes, please take note of the following:

• For areas with 2-digit STD codes: Subscriber numbers for areas with 2-digit area codes are 8-digits long (10-digits total).
• For areas with 3-digit STD codes: Subscriber numbers for areas with a 3-digit area codes are 7-digits long (10-digits total).
• For areas with 4-digit STD codes: Subscriber numbers for areas with 4-digit area codes are 6-digits long (10-digits total).

In all cases, these numbering rules allow the final complete phone number to conform to the required 10-digit telephone number format that is standard throughout India for landline phones.

Mobile phones are also currently 10-digits long, but STD codes do not apply to them.

Please check India's official National Numbering Plan (large pdf) for a complete list of India area codes / SDCA codes.

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In some cases, area codes may be referred to as city codes. However, a 'city code' more correctly refers to the codes used for airports and other geographic designations under the UN's UN/LOCODE system and/or the IATA airport coding system. The city code for Patna is PAT.

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