Calling to India
Making Calls while in India
Other Information about Long Distance Calling To/From India
With its amazing diversity and fascinating history, India is a place you should get to know. The telecommunication basics are a fine place to start!
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General Tips for Calling to India from the US
STEP 1: Dial 011, the international access code.
STEP 2: Dial the country code for India, 91.
STEP 3: Dial the area code for the city you wish to reach (2-4 digits).
STEP 4: Dial the local telephone number you wish to reach (6-8 digits).
If you still can’t connect, dial 00 to reach an international operator.
Instructions for Calling to Cities within India
If you are calling India from abroad, first dial the international access code (011 in the U.S.), followed by the country code of 91, area code, and local telephone number. e.g. For a call to Delhi, dial 011-91-11-xxxx-xxxx. If you are calling Delhi from another city in India, simply drop the access and country codes and dial a 0 before the area code: 011-xxxx-xxxx. If you are calling locally in Delhi, dial only the local number: xxxx-xxxx.
Here is a list of major area codes:
| City | City Code | |
|---|
| Abohar | 1634 | |
| Achrol | 1426 | |
| Agra | 562 | |
| Ahmedabad | 79 | |
| Ahmednagar | 241 | |
| Ajmer | 145 | |
| Akola | 724 | |
| Amritsar | 183 | |
| Asanol | 341 | |
| Asind | 1480 | |
| Badrinath | 1381 | |
| Bangalore | 80 | |
| Bhagalpur | 641 | |
| Bhatinda | 164 | |
| Bhavnagar | 278 | |
| Bhopal | 755 | |
| Bhubneshwar | 674 | |
| Bikaner | 151 | |
| Bombay (Mumbai) | 22 | |
| Bundi | 747 | |
| Burdwan | 342 | |
| Calcutta (Kolkata) | 33 | |
| Chandigarh | 172 | |
| Chennai | 44 | |
| Chirawa | 1596 | |
| Cuttack | 671 | |
| Darjeeling | 354 | |
| Delhi | 11 | |
| Dhanbad | 326 | |
| Dindigul | 451 | |
| Durgapur | 343 | |
| Erode | 424 | |
| Faridabad | 129 | |
| Gangotri | 1377 | |
| Gaya | 631 | |
| Ghaziabad | 120 | |
| Ghazipur | 548 | |
| Gorakhpur | 551 | |
| Hapur | 122 | |
| Hyderabad | 40 | |
| Jaipur | 141 | |
| Jalandhar | 181 | |
| Jodhpur | 291 | |
| Kanpur | 512 | |
| Kolkata | 33 | |
| Kumbakonam | 435 | |
| Lucknow | 522 | |
| Madras | 44 | |
| Meerut | 121 | |
| Mumbai | 22 | |
| Nasikcity | 253 | |
| Nelloe | 861 | |
| Ootacamund | 423 | |
| Panji | 832 | |
| Patna | 612 | |
| Pondicherry | 413 | |
| Porbander | 286 | |
| Pune | 212 | |
| Rajahmundri | 883 | |
| Rajkot | 281 | |
| Rampur | 595 | |
| Salem | 427 | |
| Sambalpur | 663 | |
| Samrala | 162 | |
| Shimla | 177 | |
| Siliguri | 353 | |
| Surat | 261 | |
| Syunsi | 1348 | |
| Tinsukia | 374 | |
| Tirupathi | 877 | |
| Tirupur | 421 | |
| Udaipur | 294 | |
| Ujjain | 734 | |
| Vadodara | 265 | |
| Vallore | 416 | |
Instructions for Calling to Cell Phones in India
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has divided India into different cellular zones or circles. A call is treated as a local call within each circle, while calls that cross circles are considered long-distance. These cellular zones are normally the entire state, with some exceptions like Mumbai (which is its own zone), Goa (which is a part of the Maharashtra zone) or Uttar Pradesh (which is so big it consists of multiple zones)
Calling a cellular phone in India is as easy as calling a land line. The only difference is that cell phones require network codes rather than area codes. Cell phone network codes are 2-digit prefixes that always begin with a 9. The 2-digit zone code is also part of a cell phone number and is followed by a 6-digit subscriber number.