Call Kanpur from Germany

To make an international call to Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India from Germany, please follow the dialing steps shown below.

The same procedure applies whether you are calling Kanpur from Frankfurt, Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Koln, Essen, or any other Germany location.

When calling Kanpur from Germany, it makes no difference whether you are calling from an Germany 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 Kanpur is a landline phone or a mobile phone. Check here to see how to tell the difference between Kanpur 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 Kanpur from Germany

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

Call Kanpur Landline Phone from Germany

00  91   512  nnn nnnn 
international
access code		 country
code		 area
code		 7-digit
local number

Call Kanpur Mobile Phone from Germany

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

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

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

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Call Kanpur from Germany

Follow this dialing procedure to make an overseas international call from Germany to a landline or mobile phone number in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.

1. Dial Germany int'l access code / IDD:  00

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

2. Dial India country code:  91 

3. Remove '0' if one precedes your number

If your Kanpur destination phone number starts with a '0' - e.g., 0 512 454 8180 or 0 94 631 23456, delete the '0'.

4. Determine if calling to a landline or mobile phone

Kanpur 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 Kanpur landline phone number...

a. Dial the 3-digit Kanpur area code:  512 

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

6. If calling a Kanpur 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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