All India and Year-wise General statistics of Post Offices
The dataset contains the All India and Year-wise general statistics of Post Offices containing data on the number of Post offices, Letter boxes(permanent), Total strength of establishments, Total Postal Mail Traffic, No. of money orders, No. of value payable articles sent.
Note:
1) Total strength of establishments is inclusive of audit and accounts establishments.
2) In number of money orders data relates to ordinary and telegraphic inland money orders issued and foreign money orders issued and paid.
3) Traffic figures as shown in tables may not tally due to rounding off.
All India and Year-wise General statistics of Post Offices
The dataset contains the All India and Year-wise general statistics of Post Offices containing data on the number of Post offices, Letter boxes(permanent), Total strength of establishments, Total Postal Mail Traffic, No. of money orders, No. of value payable articles sent.
Note:
1) Total strength of establishments is inclusive of audit and accounts establishments.
2) In number of money orders data relates to ordinary and telegraphic inland money orders issued and foreign money orders issued and paid.
3) Traffic figures as shown in tables may not tally due to rounding off.
Rows: 150
Columns: 5
Time period: 2000-01 to 2024-25
Last Updated: 04 May 2026
Data preview
fiscal_year
post_general_statistics
value
unit
note
2024-25
Letter boxes
336991
value in absolute number
2024-25
No. of money orders
93.936
value in Lakh
2024-25
No. of value payable articles sent
0
value in Thousand
2024-25
Post offices
164999
value in absolute number
2024-25
Total Postal Mail Traffic
712.01
value in Lakh
Speed Post Parcel, Business Parcel and Registered Parcel
The fiscal year (April–March) to which the postal statistics pertain, expressed in YYYY-YY format.
post_general_statistics
String
6
150
The postal statistic or metric being reported, such as number of post offices, letter boxes, total mail traffic, money orders, or value payable articles sent.
value
String
133
150
The reported figure for the corresponding postal statistic in the given fiscal year.
unit
String
4
150
The unit of measurement for the reported value, such as absolute number, Lakh, Thousand, or Crore.
note
String
5
56
Supplementary note clarifying the scope or subcategory of the reported statistic, such as the parcel types covered.
Citation
Department of Posts. (2026). All India and Year-wise General statistics of Post Offices [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/673