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
lArrah	liro	r181
lArrah	lrrah	r182
lArrah	lumraon	r323
lArrah	luxar	r183
lBhagalpur	lahalgaon	r429
lBhagalpur	lanka	r424
lBhagalpur	latoria	r425
lBhagalpur	laugachia	r421
lBhagalpur	lhagalpur	r41
lBhagalpur	lmarpur	r420
lChapra	laharajganj	r153
lChapra	lairwa	r157
lChapra	lasrakh	r159
lChapra	lathua	r150
lChapra	lhapra	r152
lChapra	lidhawalia	r151
lChapra	liwan	r154
lChapra	lkma	r155
lChapra	lonepur	r158
lChapra	lopalganj	r156
lDaltonganj	lagarutari	r564
lDaltonganj	laltonganj	r562
lDaltonganj	lalumath	r568
lDaltonganj	lapla	r566
lDaltonganj	larhwa	r561
lDaltonganj	laru	r569
lDaltonganj	larwadih	r567
lDaltonganj	latan	r560
lDaltonganj	latehar	r565
lDaltonganj	lhainpur	r586
lDaltonganj	lhandaria	r581
lDaltonganj	lhawanathpur	r563
lDaltonganj	lishrampur	r584
lDarbhanga	ladhubani	r276
lDarbhanga	lainagar	r246
lDarbhanga	lalsinghsarai	r278
lDarbhanga	lamastipur	r274
lDarbhanga	larauni	r279
lDarbhanga	larbhanga	r272
lDarbhanga	legusarai	r243
lDarbhanga	lenipatti	r271
lDarbhanga	lenipur	r242
lDarbhanga	lhagaria	r244
lDarbhanga	lhajharpur	r273
lDarbhanga	lhulparas	r277
lDarbhanga	linghwara	r247
lDarbhanga	logri	r245
lDarbhanga	losera	r275
lDeoghar (Dumka)	ladhupur	r438
lDeoghar (Dumka)	lahagama	r437
lDeoghar (Dumka)	laheshpur Raj	r423
lDeoghar (Dumka)	lahibganj	r436
lDeoghar (Dumka)	lajmahal	r426
lDeoghar (Dumka)	lakur	r435
lDeoghar (Dumka)	lala	r428
lDeoghar (Dumka)	lamtara	r433
lDeoghar (Dumka)	lathikund	r427
lDeoghar (Dumka)	leoghar	r432
lDeoghar (Dumka)	lharmundi	r431
lDeoghar (Dumka)	lodda	r422
lDeoghar (Dumka)	lumka	r434
lDhanbad	lermo	r549
lDhanbad	lhanbad	r26
lDhanbad	lokaro	r542
lDhanbad	lomia	r544
lDhanbad	lovindpur	r540
lGaya	labinagar	r332
lGaya	lafiganj	r327
lGaya	lahanabad	r114
lGaya	lajauli	r336
lGaya	lakribarwan	r325
lGaya	laudnagar	r328
lGaya	lawada	r324
lGaya	laya	r31
lGaya	lazirganj	r322
lGaya	lherghati	r326
lGaya	lmamganj	r331
lGaya	lrwal	r337
lGaya	lurangabad	r186
lHazaribagh	lagodar	r557
lHazaribagh	lajdhanwar	r554
lHazaribagh	lamgarh	r553
lHazaribagh	landu	r545
lHazaribagh	larhi	r543
lHazaribagh	larkagaon	r551
lHazaribagh	lazaribagh	r546
lHazaribagh	lchak	r548
lHazaribagh	lhatra	r541
lHazaribagh	lhavparan	r547
lHazaribagh	lhumaritalaiya	r534
lHazaribagh	limaria	r559
lHazaribagh	liridih	r532
lHazaribagh	lisri	r556
lHazaribagh	lumri (Isribazar)	r558
lHazaribagh	lunterganj	r550
lJamshedpur	lagarnathpur	r588
lJamshedpur	laharagora	r594
lJamshedpur	lamshedpur	r57
lJamshedpur	lanoharpur	r593
lJamshedpur	laraikela (Adstyapur)	r597
lJamshedpur	lhaibasa	r582
lJamshedpur	lhakardharpur	r587
lJamshedpur	lhandil	r591
lJamshedpur	lharsawa	r583
lJamshedpur	lhatsila	r585
lJamshedpur	lhinkpani	r589
lJamshedpur	loamundi	r596
lKatihar	laniganj	r461
lKatihar	lanmankhi	r467
lKatihar	larsoi	r451
lKatihar	latihar	r452
lKatihar	lhakurganj	r459
lKatihar	lhamdaha	r462
lKatihar	lishanganj	r466
lKatihar	lorbesganj	r455
lKatihar	lorha	r457
lKatihar	lraria	r453
lKatihar	lurnea	r454
lMonghyr	l.Kharagpur	r342
lMonghyr	lakhisarai	r346
lMonghyr	lallehpur	r348
lMonghyr	lamui	r345
lMonghyr	leikhpura	r341
lMonghyr	lhajha	r349
lMonghyr	lhakai	r347
lMonghyr	longhyr	r344
lMotihari	lagaha	r251
lMotihari	lakridayal	r259
lMotihari	lamnagar	r256
lMotihari	larachakia	r257
lMotihari	larkatiaganj	r253
lMotihari	laxaul	r255
lMotihari	lettiah	r254
lMotihari	lhaka	r250
lMotihari	lotihari	r252
lMotihari	lreraj	r258
lMuzaffarpur	lahua	r227
lMuzaffarpur	lajipur	r224
lMuzaffarpur	lheohar	r222
lMuzaffarpur	lidupur	r229
lMuzaffarpur	litamarhi	r226
lMuzaffarpur	lotipur	r223
lMuzaffarpur	lupri	r228
lMuzaffarpur	luzaffarpur	r21
lPatna	lanapur	r115
lPatna	larh	r132
lPatna	latna	r12
lPatna	liharsharif	r112
lPatna	likram	r135
lPatna	lilsa	r111
lRanchi	lalkot	r536
lRanchi	lanchi	r51
lRanchi	landar	r531
lRanchi	lasia	r533
lRanchi	lhaghra	r523
lRanchi	lhainpur	r535
lRanchi	lhunti	r528
lRanchi	limdega	r525
lRanchi	lohardaga	r526
lRanchi	lolebira	r527
lRanchi	lolwa	r539
lRanchi	lorpa	r538
lRanchi	ltki	r529
lRanchi	lumla	r524
lRanchi	lundu	r530
lRanchi	luri	r522
lSaharsa	l.Bakhtiarpur	r475
lSaharsa	ladhepura	r476
lSaharsa	laharsa	r478
lSaharsa	ldakishanganj	r479
lSaharsa	lirpur	r471
lSaharsa	lriveniganj	r477
lSaharsa	lupaul	r473
lSasaram	lasaram	r184
lSasaram	ldhaura	r180
lSasaram	lhabhua	r189
lSasaram	likramganj	r185
lSasaram	lohania	r187
lSasaram	lohtas	r188

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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