Post Office Working Hours | What Time Post Office Close | Post Office Timing

Last updated on November 17th, 2023 at 01:07 pm

Post Office Working Hours in India are different in different circles and regions as Post Offices offer various services to their customers. So different Post Offices have different Opening and Closing Times. Most post offices work from Monday to Saturday except for holidays.

In this post, you can find the answers to 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.

Whether Post Offices in India are open on Saturdays depends on various factors, including location, type of post office, and local customs. While most urban post offices operate six days a week, including Saturdays, smaller rural post offices may close on Saturdays or have reduced hours.

There is no definitive answer to this question as it depends on the specific post office in question. Some post offices may be open on the second Saturday, while others may be closed. It is best to contact your local post office directly to inquire about their Saturday hours.

Similar to the second Saturday, the fourth Saturday operations vary depending on the post office. It is advisable to check with your local post office for their specific schedule.

To determine if the post office is open today, you should check the specific branch’s operating hours. Many post offices follow a six-day workweek, including Saturdays, while some may have reduced hours on weekends.

Table Summary of Post Office Saturday Operations:

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

Post Office opening time official is 8 am to 4 pm. But the 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 are 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 depending on the arrival time of the mail (Depending on the Railway or State Transport Timing).

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

Check out the Post office Timings below to see if Post office Today working or not.

• Post Offices have a perfect slot of working hours and lunchtimes. (But postal office working hours and lunchtime may be different in different circles)
• The post offices do not open on Sundays (But some RMS, and GPO may open depending 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, and other services may work till 2. pm, 4. p.m, or 6. pm)
• Other than public holidays, the post office remains closed 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 the post office open on 4th Saturday? Yes, the Post office is open on the 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 if the post office is open today in your region.

With over 150,000 post offices in India, the Indian Post Office is beneficial and helpful for Indian citizens in many different ways. Through the post office, people send and receive letters, Money orders, parcels, 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 technology has improved, letters and 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 the 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.

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