Last updated on August 11th, 2022 at 03:33 pm

Post Office Working Hours in India is different in different circles and regions as Post Offices offers different services to its customers. So different Post Offices have different Opening and Closing Time. Most of the post offices work from Monday to Saturday except for holidays.

In this post you can find the answers of common post office related queries like Is post office open on Saturday? Second and fourth saturday holiday for post office? is post office open on second Saturday? etc

Post Office (United States postal services(USPS)) Hours Saturdays and Sundays.

Postal department in India has 16 postal circles. So we cannot generalize the Timing of Post office in all circles.

Post Office opening time official is 8 am to 4 pm. But Post office opening time depends on what transaction you need to do and which place you are in.

ie; Different services in post offices will have different Opening and Closing hours.

For Eg. Savings Bank and Savings Certificates service opening time is 9.00 am to 2.00 pm. But the same Post office will have a different time for the Booking of a registered letter or Parcel (9.00 am to 6.00 pm).

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Post office working days in India Monday to Saturday Except for public Holidays.

Post offices in India are classified into the following categories.

• G.P.O.- General Post Office
• H.P.O.- Head Post Office
• M.D.G.- Mukhya Dak Ghar
• R.M.S.- Railway Mail Services (Mail Offices)

Post Offices in cities have working hours between 10.00 a.m to 6.00 p.m or 09.30 a.m to 05.30 p.m.

Rural Post Office Working Hours: 10.a.m to 2.p.m 

Time may vary depends on the arrival time of the mails (Depends on the Railway or State Transport Timing).

Some of the post offices work 24×7 in India.  Eg: Some R.M.S Centers may work night also (6.00 p.m to 6.a.m), depends on the goods train timing in that region. Even though Sunday is a holiday, Some Post Offices (such as RMS, GPO) may work.

Booking and service for public deals is 10 am to 4 pm for the head post office and 9 am to 5 pm for sub-post offices.

 

Checkout the Post office Timings below to see Post office Today working or not.

Post Office Working Hours	Days
8 AM to 4 PM 10.00 AM to 6.00 PM 09.30 AM to 05.30 PM	Monday to Saturday
Some General Post Office & Head Post Offices	08:00 a.m to 08:00 p.m
Some Rural Post Offices	08:00 a.m to 02:30 p.m
Closed	Sunday
Closed	Public Holidays

 

• Post Offices have a perfect slot of working hours and lunchtimes. (But postal office working hours and lunchtime may different in different circles)
• The post offices do not open on Sundays (But some RMS, GPO may open depends on the Circle)
• The post office remains open on Saturdays except if it is not a holiday (But some services may close at 12.p.m, other services may work till 2.pm, 4.p.m, or 6.pm)
• Other than public holidays, the post office remains close on the other five days in a year and it differs from circle to circle.
• The normal working hours of the post office are from 8 AM to 4 PM.
• Is post office open on 4th Saturday? Yes, Post office open on 4th Saturday
  

Post Office Lunch Time: 01.30 p.m to 02.30. p.m 

 

Some of the public and regional holidays are listed below. Check them carefully and find out Is post office open today in your region.

DATES	PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
January 26	Republic Day
January 15	Makara Sankranti
February 21	Mahashivratri
March 25	Ugadi
April 06	Mahavir Jayanti
April 10	Good Friday
May 07	Buddha Pournima
May 25	Eid-Ul-Fitr
August 01	Eid-Ul-Adha
August 15	Independence day
August 30 August 31	Muharram Thiru Onam
October 2	Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
October 25	Dussera (Vijay Dashmi)
October 30	Eid-E-Milad
November 14	Deepavali (Diwali)
November 30	Gurunanak Birthday
December 25	Christmas

 

With over 150,000 post offices in India, Indian Post Office is beneficial and helpful for the Indian citizens in many different ways. Through the post office, people send and receive letters, Money orders, Parcel, Speed Post articles etc. All the post offices are the branches of the  Postal Department in India. In the olden days, there was no post office in India, so people used to send and receive with the help of messengers. As the technology has been improved, the letters and the parcels can be received and sent easily.

The official working hours of Post Offices can vary from location to location; however, the standard opening time for a Post Office is 8:00 AM, 09:00 AM, or 10:00 AM, and the closing time is 4:00 PM, 5:00 PM, or 6:00 PM respectively. Post Offices typically close at these times.

The post office in Mumbai opens at nine in the morning, just like it does in other cities in India, and stays open until five in the evening, Monday through Saturday (except on public holidays).

You can verify the working hours of Mumbai Head Post Office from the official resources.

400001 is the postal index number for Mumbai PO.
This post office is part of the Mumbai General Post Office postal division, which is part of the Maharashtra postal circle.

Is Saturday a working day for the post office in India?

Yes, Saturday is working day for the post office in India but working hours are reduced on Saturday. In general, the working hours of the Post Offices are from 8 AM to 4 PM. Working hours of the post office on Saturday is the same as like other Days.

Is Second Saturday working at the post office?

Yes, Second Saturday is also a working day at the post office, except for a public holiday.

Is India Post (post office) open or closed on the first, second, third and fourth Saturday?

Saturday is a working day for the Post Offices in India. However, they are open only up to lunchtime on Saturdays (Till 1 p.m). But all public and private sector banks are closed on 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month.

What are the working days of a post office in India?

In general, Indian Post office, working days are Monday to Saturday, from 8 am to 4 pm. The post office remains closed on public holidays and Sundays.

Are post offices open on Saturday?

No, The post offices in India do not open on Sundays (But some RMS, GPO may open depends on the Circle).

Is the post office open on Saturday?

Yes, Saturday is a working day for the Post Offices in India. But the working hours may not be like other weekdays. So if you are planning to visit a Post Office on Saturday, then try to go before 1 p.m.

What are the lunch timings of post offices in India

In General, post Office Lunch Time is 01.30 p.m to 02.30. p.m. The lunchtime may be different in different circles in India.

 

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