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
lAllahabad	larchhana (Shankergarh)	r333
lAllahabad	leja (Sirsa)	r334
lAllahabad	lharwari	r331
lAllahabad	lhoolpur	r332
lAllahabad	lllahabad	r32
lAllahabad	loraon	r335
lAzamgarh	lagri	r466
lAzamgarh	lalganj	r463
lAzamgarh	launathbhanjan	r464
lAzamgarh	lhosi	r461
lAzamgarh	lhulpur-I (Phulpur)	r460
lAzamgarh	lhulpur-II (Atrawlia)	r465
lAzamgarh	lzamgarh	r462
lBahraich	lahraich-I (Bahrailh)	r252
lBahraich	lahraich-II (Bhinga)	r250
lBahraich	laisarganh-II (Mahasi)	r255
lBahraich	laisarganj-I (Kaiserganj)	r251
lBahraich	lanpara-I (Nanpara)	r253
lBahraich	lanparah-II (Mihinpurwa)	r254
lBallia	lallia-I (Ballia)	r498
lBallia	lallia-II (Raniganj)	r496
lBallia	lansdeeh	r494
lBallia	lasara	r491
lBanda	laberu	r190
lBanda	landa	r192
lBanda	laraini (Attarra)	r191
lBanda	larvi-I (Karvi)	r198
lBanda	larvi-II (Manikpur)	r194
lBanda	lau (Rajapur)	r195
lBarabanki	laidergarh	r244
lBarabanki	lamsanehi Ghat	r241
lBarabanki	larabanki	r248
lBarabanki	latehpur	r240
lBasti	lansi	r545
lBasti	larraiya	r546
lBasti	lasti	r542
lBasti	laugarh-I (Tetribazar)	r544
lBasti	laugarh-II (Barhani)	r543
lBasti	lhalilabad-I	r547
lBasti	lhalilabad-II (Mehdawal)	r548
lBasti	lomariyaganj	r541
lDeoria	ladrauna	r564
lDeoria	lalempur-I (Salempur)	r566
lDeoria	lalempur-II (Barhaj)	r561
lDeoria	laptanganj (Khadda)	r563
lDeoria	laptanganj-I (Captanganj)	r567
lDeoria	leoria	r568
lEtawah	lharthana	r680
lEtawah	lidhuna	r681
lEtawah	ltawah	r688
lEtawah	luraiya	r683
lFaizabad	laizabad	r278
lFaizabad	landa-II (Baskhari)	r274
lFaizabad	landai-I (Tanda)	r273
lFaizabad	likapur	r270
lFaizabad	lkbarpur-I (Akbarpur)	r271
lFaizabad	lkbarpur-II (Jalalpur)	r275
lFarrukhabad	laimganj	r690
lFarrukhabad	lannauj	r694
lFarrukhabad	larrukhabad (Fategarh)	r692
lFarrukhabad	lhhibramau	r691
lFatehpur	lateh-Pur-I (Fatehpur)	r180
lFatehpur	latehpur-II (Gazipur)	r183
lFatehpur	lhaga	r182
lFatehpur	lindki	r181
lGhazipur	laidpur	r495
lGhazipur	lamania	r497
lGhazipur	lhazipur	r48
lGhazipur	lohamdabad	r493
lGonda	lalarampur-I (Balrampur)	r263
lGonda	lalarampur-II (Tulsipur)	r264
lGonda	larabganj-I (Terabganj)	r260
lGonda	larabganj-II (Colonelganj)	r261
lGonda	londa	r262
lGonda	ltraula	r265
lGorakhpur	laharajganj	r523
lGorakhpur	lansgaon-I (Bansgaon)	r525
lGorakhpur	lansgaon-II (BarhalGanj)	r521
lGorakhpur	lharenda-I (Compierganj)	r522
lGorakhpur	lharenda-II (AnandNagar)	r524
lGorakhpur	lorakhpur	r51
lHamirpur	lahoba	r281
lHamirpur	lamirpur	r282
lHamirpur	lath	r280
lHamirpur	laudaha	r284
lHamirpur	lharkhari	r283
lHardoi	landila	r854
lHardoi	lardoi-I (Hardoi)	r852
lHardoi	lardoi-II (Baghavli)	r850
lHardoi	lhahabad	r853
lHardoi	lilgam-I (Madhoganj)	r851
lHardoi	lilgram-II (Sandi)	r855
lJaunpur	lachlishahar	r454
lJaunpur	lariyahu	r451
lJaunpur	launpur	r452
lJaunpur	lerakat	r450
lJaunpur	lhahganj	r453
lJhansi	lalitpur-I (Lalitpur)	r176
lJhansi	lalitpur-II (Talbehat)	r175
lJhansi	larauth	r171
lJhansi	lauranipur	r178
lJhansi	lehraun	r172
lJhansi	lhansi	r174
lJhansi	lhirgaon (Moth)	r170
lKanpur	lanpur	r12
lKanpur	lerapur (Jhinjak)	r114
lKanpur	lhatampur	r115
lKanpur	lhognipur (Pakhrayan)	r113
lKanpur	lilhaur	r112
lKanpur	lkbarpur	r111
lLakhimpur Kheri	lheri-I (Kheri)	r872
lLakhimpur Kheri	lheri-II (Bhira)	r870
lLakhimpur Kheri	lighasan-I (Palliakalan)	r871
lLakhimpur Kheri	lighasan-II (Tikonia)	r873
lLakhimpur Kheri	lighasan-III (Dhaurahra)	r874
lLakhimpur Kheri	lohamdi-I (Mohamdi)	r876
lLakhimpur Kheri	lohamdi-II (Maigalganj)	r875
lLucknow	lalihabad	r212
lLucknow	lucknow	r22
lMainpuri	lainpuri	r672
lMainpuri	larhal	r677
lMainpuri	lasrana	r671
lMainpuri	lhikohabad	r676
lMainpuri	lhogaon	r673
lMirzapur	lhunur	r443
lMirzapur	lirzapur-I (Mirzapur)	r442
lMirzapur	lirzapur-II (Hallia)	r440
lMirzapur	lobertsganj-I	r444
lMirzapur	lobertsganj-II (Obra)	r445
lMirzapur	ludhi-I (Dudhi)	r447
lMirzapur	ludhi-II (Pipri)	r446
lOrai	lalaun	r168
lOrai	lalpi	r164
lOrai	lonch	r165
lOrai	lrai	r162
lPratapgarh	latti	r343
lPratapgarh	lratapgarh	r342
lPratapgarh	lunda	r341
lRaibareilly	laibareli	r35
lRaibareilly	lalmau-I (Dalmau)	r317
lRaibareilly	lalmau-II (Lalganj)	r315
lRaibareilly	lalon-I (Salon)	r311
lRaibareilly	lalon-II (Jais)	r313
lSahjahanpur	lalalabad	r843
lSahjahanpur	lhahjahanpur	r842
lSahjahanpur	lilhar	r841
lSahjahanpur	lowayan	r844
lSitapur	lidhauli (Mahmodabad)	r864
lSitapur	lisrikh-I (Misrikh)	r865
lSitapur	lisrikh-II (Aurangabad)	r861
lSitapur	liswan	r863
lSitapur	litapur	r862
lSultanpur	ladipur	r364
lSultanpur	lmethi	r368
lSultanpur	lultanpur	r362
lSultanpur	lusafirkhana	r361
lUnnao	lafipur	r144
lUnnao	lasanganj	r143
lUnnao	lnnao	r15
lUnnao	lurwa (Bighapur)	r142
lVaransi	laransi	r42
lVaransi	lhadohi	r414
lVaransi	lhakia	r413
lVaransi	lhandauli (Mugalsarai)	r412

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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