Area Codes for Kanpur and Nearby Locations

The area code used in the Kanpur metropolitan area is: 512. Area codes for other locations near Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 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 Kanpur area codes are only applicable to India landline phone numbers.

To make an inbound international call (or domestic long distance call) to a Kanpur 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 Kanpur mobile phone number, you should not use this area code. Click here for further details on dialing a Kanpur mobile phone number - and for information on how to tell a landline number from a mobile number.

Click for more on dialing a Kanpur landline number.

STD Codes / Area Codes for the Kanpur, India Area

Kanpur is located in the Uttar Pradesh East telecom circle. The following table lists the STD codes for all locations in the UPE 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 Kanpur and Other Locations
in the Uttar Pradesh East Telecom Circle

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LDCA	SDCA	STD Code
Allahabad	Allahabad	532
Allahabad	Bharwari	5331
Allahabad	Karchhana (Shankergarh)	5333
Allahabad	Meja (Sirsa)	5334
Allahabad	Phoolpur	5332
Allahabad	Soraon	5335
Azamgarh	Azamgarh	5462
Azamgarh	Ghosi	5461
Azamgarh	Lalganj	5463
Azamgarh	Maunathbhanjan	5464
Azamgarh	Phulpur-I (Phulpur)	5460
Azamgarh	Phulpur-II (Atrawlia)	5465
Azamgarh	Sagri	5466
Bahraich	Bahraich-I (Bahrailh)	5252
Bahraich	Bahraich-II (Bhinga)	5250
Bahraich	Kaisarganh-II (Mahasi)	5255
Bahraich	Kaisarganj-I (Kaiserganj)	5251
Bahraich	Nanpara-I (Nanpara)	5253
Bahraich	Nanparah-II (Mihinpurwa)	5254
Ballia	Ballia-I (Ballia)	5498
Ballia	Ballia-II (Raniganj)	5496
Ballia	Bansdeeh	5494
Ballia	Rasara	5491
Banda	Baberu	5190
Banda	Banda	5192
Banda	Karvi-I (Karvi)	5198
Banda	Karvi-II (Manikpur)	5194
Banda	Mau (Rajapur)	5195
Banda	Naraini (Attarra)	5191
Barabanki	Barabanki	5248
Barabanki	Fatehpur	5240
Barabanki	Haidergarh	5244
Barabanki	Ramsanehi Ghat	5241
Basti	Bansi	5545
Basti	Basti	5542
Basti	Domariyaganj	5541
Basti	Harraiya	5546
Basti	Khalilabad-I	5547
Basti	Khalilabad-II (Mehdawal)	5548
Basti	Naugarh-I (Tetribazar)	5544
Basti	Naugarh-II (Barhani)	5543
Deoria	Captanganj (Khadda)	5563
Deoria	Captanganj-I (Captanganj)	5567
Deoria	Deoria	5568
Deoria	Padrauna	5564
Deoria	Salempur-I (Salempur)	5566
Deoria	Salempur-II (Barhaj)	5561
Etawah	Auraiya	5683
Etawah	Bharthana	5680
Etawah	Bidhuna	5681
Etawah	Etawah	5688
Faizabad	Akbarpur-I (Akbarpur)	5271
Faizabad	Akbarpur-II (Jalalpur)	5275
Faizabad	Bikapur	5270
Faizabad	Faizabad	5278
Faizabad	Tanda-II (Baskhari)	5274
Faizabad	Tandai-I (Tanda)	5273
Farrukhabad	Chhibramau	5691
Farrukhabad	Farrukhabad (Fategarh)	5692
Farrukhabad	Kaimganj	5690
Farrukhabad	Kannauj	5694
Fatehpur	Bindki	5181
Fatehpur	Fateh-Pur-I (Fatehpur)	5180
Fatehpur	Fatehpur-II (Gazipur)	5183
Fatehpur	Khaga	5182
Ghazipur	Ghazipur	548
Ghazipur	Mohamdabad	5493
Ghazipur	Saidpur	5495
Ghazipur	Zamania	5497
Gonda	Balarampur-I (Balrampur)	5263
Gonda	Balarampur-II (Tulsipur)	5264
Gonda	Gonda	5262
Gonda	Tarabganj-I (Terabganj)	5260
Gonda	Tarabganj-II (Colonelganj)	5261
Gonda	Utraula	5265
Gorakhpur	Bansgaon-I (Bansgaon)	5525
Gorakhpur	Bansgaon-II (BarhalGanj)	5521
Gorakhpur	Gorakhpur	551
Gorakhpur	Maharajganj	5523
Gorakhpur	Pharenda-I (Compierganj)	5522
Gorakhpur	Pharenda-II (AnandNagar)	5524
Hamirpur	Charkhari	5283
Hamirpur	Hamirpur	5282
Hamirpur	Mahoba	5281
Hamirpur	Maudaha	5284
Hamirpur	Rath	5280
Hardoi	Bilgam-I (Madhoganj)	5851
Hardoi	Bilgram-II (Sandi)	5855
Hardoi	Hardoi-I (Hardoi)	5852
Hardoi	Hardoi-II (Baghavli)	5850
Hardoi	Sandila	5854
Hardoi	Shahabad	5853
Jaunpur	Jaunpur	5452
Jaunpur	Kerakat	5450
Jaunpur	Machlishahar	5454
Jaunpur	Mariyahu	5451
Jaunpur	Shahganj	5453
Jhansi	Chirgaon (Moth)	5170
Jhansi	Garauth	5171
Jhansi	Jhansi	5174
Jhansi	Lalitpur-I (Lalitpur)	5176
Jhansi	Lalitpur-II (Talbehat)	5175
Jhansi	Mauranipur	5178
Jhansi	Mehraun	5172
Kanpur	Akbarpur	5111
Kanpur	Bhognipur (Pakhrayan)	5113
Kanpur	Bilhaur	5112
Kanpur	Derapur (Jhinjak)	5114
Kanpur	Ghatampur	5115
Kanpur	Kanpur	512
Lakhimpur Kheri	Kheri-I (Kheri)	5872
Lakhimpur Kheri	Kheri-II (Bhira)	5870
Lakhimpur Kheri	Mohamdi-I (Mohamdi)	5876
Lakhimpur Kheri	Mohamdi-II (Maigalganj)	5875
Lakhimpur Kheri	Nighasan-I (Palliakalan)	5871
Lakhimpur Kheri	Nighasan-II (Tikonia)	5873
Lakhimpur Kheri	Nighasan-III (Dhaurahra)	5874
Lucknow	Lucknow	522
Lucknow	Malihabad	5212
Mainpuri	Bhogaon	5673
Mainpuri	Jasrana	5671
Mainpuri	Karhal	5677
Mainpuri	Mainpuri	5672
Mainpuri	Shikohabad	5676
Mirzapur	Chunur	5443
Mirzapur	Dudhi-I (Dudhi)	5447
Mirzapur	Dudhi-II (Pipri)	5446
Mirzapur	Mirzapur-I (Mirzapur)	5442
Mirzapur	Mirzapur-II (Hallia)	5440
Mirzapur	Robertsganj-I	5444
Mirzapur	Robertsganj-II (Obra)	5445
Orai	Jalaun	5168
Orai	Kalpi	5164
Orai	Konch	5165
Orai	Orai	5162
Pratapgarh	Kunda	5341
Pratapgarh	Patti	5343
Pratapgarh	Pratapgarh	5342
Raibareilly	Dalmau-I (Dalmau)	5317
Raibareilly	Dalmau-II (Lalganj)	5315
Raibareilly	Raibareli	535
Raibareilly	Salon-I (Salon)	5311
Raibareilly	Salon-II (Jais)	5313
Sahjahanpur	Jalalabad	5843
Sahjahanpur	Powayan	5844
Sahjahanpur	Shahjahanpur	5842
Sahjahanpur	Tilhar	5841
Sitapur	Biswan	5863
Sitapur	Misrikh-I (Misrikh)	5865
Sitapur	Misrikh-II (Aurangabad)	5861
Sitapur	Sidhauli (Mahmodabad)	5864
Sitapur	Sitapur	5862
Sultanpur	Amethi	5368
Sultanpur	Kadipur	5364
Sultanpur	Musafirkhana	5361
Sultanpur	Sultanpur	5362
Unnao	Hasanganj	5143
Unnao	Purwa (Bighapur)	5142
Unnao	Safipur	5144
Unnao	Unnao	515
Varansi	Bhadohi	5414
Varansi	Chakia	5413
Varansi	Chandauli (Mugalsarai)	5412
Varansi	Varansi	542

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 Kanpur is KNU.

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