Aurangabad Head Post Office – World Post Day

On #WorldPostDay, We want to thank Aurangabad Head Post Office for making it easier for us all to stay in touch and bringing us closer every day – Thank you.

Aurangabad Head Post Office is located at Buddi lane, Naralibag,
Aurangabad, Maharashtra (India).

Phone no.: 02402331031

Pincode no.: 431001

Official Website: www.indiapost.gov.in

About the Pincode:

Often Post Offices are named after the town / village /
location they serve. The Aurangabad Post Office has the Postal Index Number or
Pin Code 431001. A Pincode is a 6 digit post code of postal numbering system
used by India Post. The first digit indicates one of the regions. The first 2
digits together indicate the sub region or one of the postal circles. The first
3 digits together indicate a sorting / revenue district. The last 3 digits
refer to the delivery post office type. The first digit of 431001 Pin Code ‘4’
represents the region, to which this Post Office of Aurangabad belongs to. The
first two digits of the Pincode ’43’ represent the sub-region, i.e,
Maharashtra. The first 3 digits ‘431’ represent the post-office revenue
district, i.e, Aurangabad (Maharashtra). The last 3 digits, i.e, ‘001’
represent the Aurangabad Delivery Head Office.

Head Office Information: The Aurangabad Post Office is a
head office. The Delivery Status for this PO is that it has delivery facility.
Postal division name for this Dak Ghar is Aurangabad (Maharashtra), which falls
under Aurangabad region. The circle name for this PO is Maharashtra and it
falls under Aurangabad Taluka and Aurangabad District. The state in which this
Dakghar is situated or located is Maharashtra. . The phone number of Aurangabad
post office is +91-240-233-1031.

Aurangabad Post Office Services

Traditionally the primary function of Aurangabad post office
was collection, processing, transmission and delivery of mails but as of today,
a Post Office offers many other vital services in addition to its traditional
services. The additional services provided by a Dak Ghar include – Mail
Services, Financial Services, Retail Services and Premium Services.

Mail Services

Mail Services are the basic services provided by Aurangabad
P.O. Mails and mail services include all or any postal articles whose contents
are in the form of message which may include Letters, Postcards, Inland letter
cards, packets or parcels, Ordinary mails etc.

Parcels

Mail Service also includes transmission and delivery of
Parcels. A parcel can be anything ranging from a single written letter or
anything addressed to an addressee. No parcel shall be by any chance be in a
shape, way of packing or any other feature, such that it cannot be carried or
transmitted by post or cause serious inconvenience or risk. Every parcel
(including service parcels) that needs to be transmitted by post must be handed
over at the window of the post office. Any parcel found in a letter
box will be treated and charged as a registered parcel. Delivery services
are provided by some selected delivery and branch post offices. This dakghar
have the facility of delivery, thus the people of Aurangabad and nearby
localities can avail all the types of mail services.

Retail Services

Post offices in India serve in various ways and Aurangabad
Post Office offer most of the retail services. They offer the facility to
accept or collect constomer bills like telephone or mobile bills, electricity
bills for Government and private organizations through Retail Post. Some of the
aditional agency services that Post offices offers through retail services are
as follows – Telephone revenue collection, e-Ticketing for Road Transport
Corporations and Airlines, Sale of UPSC forms, university applications, Sale of
Passport application forms, Sale of Gold Coins, Forex Services, Sale of SIM and
recharge coupons, Sale of India Telephone cards, e-Ticketing of Railway tickets
etc. The postal customers of Aurangabad can pay their bills and avail other
retail services from this Dak Ghar.

Premium Services

Most of the premium services can be availed by the
Aurangabad peoples and nearby living people. The premium services provided by
Aurangabad Post Office are – Speed Post, Business Post, Express Parcel Post,
Media Post, Greeting Post, and Logistics Post.

Speed Post

Speed Post is a time bound service in express delivery of
letters and parcels. The max weight up to which an article or parcel be sent
is 35 kgs between any two specified stations in India. Speed Post
delivers ‘Value for money’ to everyone and everywhere, delivering Speed Post
upto 50 grams @ INR 35 across the country and local Speed
Post upto 50 grams @ INR 15, excluding applicable Service Tax.
Kindly check official website for updated Speed Post service charges.

Express Parcel Post

In Express Parcel Post, the Aurangabad postal customer gets
time bound delivery of parcels. These parcels will be transmitted through air
or any other fastest mean available at that time. Minimum chargeable weight for
which Express Parcel consignments will be booked is 0.5 Kg. Maximum weight of
Express Parcel consignments which shall be booked across the Post Office
counter by a retail customer shall be 20 Kg and maximum weight that can be
booked by corporate customer is 35 kgs.

Media Post

India Post offers a unique way or concept to help
the Indian corporate organisations and the Government organizations reach
potential customers through media post. Through media post people can advertise
on postcards, letters, aerogramme, postal stationary etc. Customers get to see
the logo or message of the respective corporate or government organizations.
The Aerogramme even gives the organizations the opportunity to make their
product have a global impact.

Greetings Post

Greeting Post is yet another innovative or unique step by
India Post. It consists of a card with an envelope with pre-printed and pre
attached postage stamp on the envelope. The stamp on the envelope is a replica
of the design that appears upon the card but in miniature form. Thus there is
no need affix postage stamps on the envelope implicitly saving your time of
going to post offices and standing in the queue. All the rules and that are
applicable for the postage dues will also be applicable to the Greeting Post.

Logistics Post

Logistics Post manages the entire transmission and
distribution side of the parcels. It deals with collection of goods, storage of
goods, carriage and distribution of the various parcels or goods, from order
preparation to order fulfilment. And that too at the minimum possible price.
Logistics Post services provides the Aurangabad postal customer with
cost-effective and efficient distribution across the entire country.

ePost Office

The advent of internet made communication very rapid through
emails. But, the internet has not yet reached most of the rural parts of India.
To change this division between rural & urban life, and to get the benefit
of internet technology to Aurangabad people’s lives, Indian Postal Department
has introduced e-post. e-post is a service in which personalized handwritten
messages of customers are scanned and sent as email through internet. And at
the destination address office, these messages are again printed, enveloped and
delivered through postmen at the postal addresses. E-post centres are
established in the Post Offices, covering a large geographical area including
major cities and districts. These e-post centres are well equipped with
internet connection, scanners, printers and other necessary hardware equipment.
However, this e-post service doesn’t particularly need a e-post centre, but can
this facility can be availed at any normal Post Office or you can visit
www.epostoffice.gov.in to access postal services on your desktop, laptop or
even on mobile. If a message is booked at Aurangabad post office, the post is
scanned and sent to an e-post centre by e-mail and a mail received at e-post
centre is printed and sent to nearby Post Office for dispatch.

Aurangabad customer can also avail these services of an
e-post, at his/ her home. All he/ she has do is to register as a user at
www.epostoffice.gov.in website. After registration, a user can use e-post by
scanning and sending messages, printing and receive messages. The message to be
scanned must not be written in a paper not more A4. There is no limit for
sending number of sheets of messages in e-post.

E-Post Office offers certain services like – Philately,
Postal Life Insurance, Electronic Indian Postal Order, Information Services,
Track & Trace and Complaints & Guidelines services.

Philately

Philately service deals with collection, sale and study of
postage stamps. Philately includes lot of services Philately Information, Stamp
issue Program, Stamps List and Buy Stamps service.

Postal Life Insurance (PLI)

A service offered by the Government to pay a given amount of
money on the death of an individual to his prescribed nominee. The amount may
also be paid to the person himself, in case he survives that maturity period.
The two services offered under Postal Life Insurance are – Pay Premium service
and PLI information.

Electronic Indian Postal Order

eIPO or Electronic Indian Postal Order is a facility to
purchase an Indian Postal Order electronically by paying a fee on-line through
e-Post Office. This service is launched by the Department of Posts, Ministry of
Communications & IT, Government of India.

eIPO can now be used by Indian Citizens living in India for
paying online fee, whoever seeks information under the RTI Act, 2005. eIPO
offers 2 types of services – eIPO information and payment of online fees.

Information Services

This helps Aurangabad customers to get information regarding
certain products like – Pin Code search, Speed post, Banking, Insurance, Business
Post, Logistics Post, IMTS and many more other services.

Track & Trace

The track & trace service is very helpful as it aids in
getting information of our valuables. Track & Trace service offers 5
different services – Pin Code search, EMO tracking, Speed Post tracking, WNX
tracking and International mail service.

Complaints & Guidelines

Using e-post office service Aurangabad postal costumer can
access services based on – complaint registration, complaint status and
guidelines on complaints.

Savings Bank (SB) Account

A Savings bank account serves the need of regular deposits
for its customers as well as withdrawals. Cheque facility is also avail by
Aurangabad postal consumers.

Recurring Deposit (RD) Account

A post office offers a monthly investment option with
handsome return at the time period with an option to extend the investment
period. Insurance facility is also available with certain conditions.

Monthly Income Scheme (MIS)

MIS offers a fixed investment technique for five or more
years with monthly interest payment to the account holder. There is also a
facility of automatic crediting of interest to SB account of the Aurangabad
postal customer.

Monthly Public Provident Fund (PPF)

This service offers intermittent deposits subject to a
particular limit for a time period of 15 years with income tax exemptions, on
the investment. It also offers loan and withdrawal facilities for the postal
customers.

Time Deposit (TD)

Fixed deposit option for periods ranging from one, two,
three to five years with facility to draw yearly interest offered at compounded
rates. Automatic credit facility of interest to SB account.

Senior Citizen Saving Scheme (SCSS)

Offers fixed investment option for senior citizens for a
period of five years, which can be extended, at a higher rate of interest that
are paid in quarterly instalments.

National Savings Certificate (NSC)

NSC is offered with a fixed investment for 5 or 10 years on
certificates of various denominations. Pledging facility available for availing
loan from Banks.

Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP)

Kisan Vikas Patra is a saving certificate scheme in which
the amount Invested doubles in 110 months (i.e. 9 years & 2 months). It is
available in denominations of Rs 1,000, 5000, 10,000 and Rs 50,000. Minimum
deposit is Rs 1000/- and there is no maximum limit. The KVP certificate can be
purchased by any adult for himself or on the behalf of a minor. This
certificate can also be transferred from one account holder to another and from
one post office to another. This certificate can be en-cashed only after 2
and 1/2 years from the date of issue.

Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts (SSA)

Sukanya Samriddhi Account Yojana offers a small deposit
investment for the girl children as an initiative under ‘Beti Bachao Beti
Padhao’ campaign. This yojana is to facilitate girl children proper education
and carefree marriage expenses. One of the main benefits of this scheme is that
it is very affordable and offers one of the highest interest rates. Currently
its interest rate is set as 8.6% per annum that is again compounded yearly. The
minimum deposit allowed in a financial year is INR. 1000/- and Maximum is INR.
1,50,000/-. Subsequent deposits can be made in multiples of INR 100/-. Deposits
can be made all at a time. No limit is set on number of deposits either for a
month or a financial year. A legal Guardian can open an account in the name of
a Girl Child. Account can be closed only after completion of 21 years of the
respective child. The normal Premature closure allowed is after completion of
18 years only if that girl is getting married.

Post Office Timings

The official working hours of Post Offices vary from one
another, but the general Post Office opening time starts from 08:00 AM or 09:00
AM or 10:00 AM and the closing time is 04:00 PM or 05:00 PM or 06:00 PM
respectively. The working days are from Monday to Saturday, Sunday being a
holiday. This doesn’t include the public holidays or the extended working
hours. You can verify the working hours of Aurangabad Head Post Office from the
official resources.

India Post Tracking

Online tracking of India Post allowed Aurangabad people to
access their postal article tracking information and confirm the delivery of
their postal article by using the tracking number assigned to them at the time
of booking. They can find the tracking number on the Postal acknowledgment
handed over to them at the Aurangabad Head Post Office counter at the time of
postal article booking. The following items can track through the
www.indiapost.gov.in/articleTracking.aspx official website.

• Business Parcel
• Business Parcel COD
• Electronic Money Order (e-MO)
• Electronic Value Payable Parcel (eVPP)
• Express Parcel
• Express Parcel COD
• Insured Letter
• Insured Parcel
• Insured Value Payable Letter
• Insured Value Payable Parcel
• International EMS
• Registered Letter
• Registered Packets
• Registered Parcel
• Registered Periodicals
• Speed Post
• Value Payable Letter
• Value Payable Parcel

The India Post tracking system is updated at regular
intervals to give the Aurangabad postal customers with the most up to date the information available about the location and status of their postal article.
They’ll be able to find out the following:

• When their postal article was booked.
• When their postal article was dispatched at various
  locations during its Journey.
• When their postal article was received at various locations
  during its Journey.
• When their postal article was delivered, or When a delivery intimation notice was issued to notify the recipient that the postal article is available for delivery.

About India Post

India Post is a government-operated postal system,
which is part of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of
the Government of India. It has the largest Postal Network in the India with
over 154882 Post Offices. There are around 139182 Post Offices in the rural
India and 15700 Post Offices in urban India. The individual post office serves
an area of 21.22 Sq. Km. and a population of 8221 people. The slogan of India
Post is Dak Seva Jan Seva. There are 25464 departmental post offices and 129418
extra-departmental branch post offices in India.