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India Country Code +91

Complete guide to calling India from the US and abroad

ISO-2: IN ISO-3: IND Asia Capital: New Delhi

Calling Information

Dialing Code
+91
Exit Code (US)
011
How to Call
011 + 91 + area + number
Country TLD
.in

Geography

Capital
New Delhi
Continent
Asia
Area
3,287,590 km²
Population
1,463,865,525
Currency
Indian rupee
Languages
Hindi 41%, Bengali 8.1%, Telugu 7.2%, Marathi 7%, Tamil 5.9%, Urdu 5%, Gujarati 4.5%, Kannada 3.7%, Malayalam 3.2%, Oriya 3.2%, Punjabi 2.8%, Assamese 1.3%, Maithili 1.2%, other 5.9%

Time & Communication

Current Time
2:37 PM
Time Zone
UTC+5.5
Mobile Penetration
79.4%
Internet Penetration
70.0%
Fixed-line Penetration
2.7%

How to Call India from the United States

Follow these simple steps to make an international call to India from a US landline or mobile phone:

1
Exit Code
011
US international prefix
2
Country Code
91
India
3
Area Code
XX
City/region code
4
Local Number
XXXX XXXX
Subscriber number

Example dialing format:

011 - 91 - area code - local number

Calling from a Mobile Phone

Replace 011 with the + symbol (press and hold 0):

+91 - area code - local number

Area Codes in India

City Area Code How to Dial from US
Agartala 381 011 91 381 + local number
Agra 562 011 91 562 + local number
Ahmedabad 79 011 91 79 + local number
Aizawl 389 011 91 389 + local number
Ajmer 145 011 91 145 + local number
Akbarpur 5271 011 91 5271 + local number
Akola 724 011 91 724 + local number
Alappuzha 477 011 91 477 + local number
Aligarh 571 011 91 571 + local number
Alipore 33 011 91 33 + local number
Alwar 144 011 91 144 + local number
Amravati 721 011 91 721 + local number
Amritsar 183 011 91 183 + local number
Amroha 5922 011 91 5922 + local number
Anand 2692 011 91 2692 + local number
Anantapur 8554 011 91 8554 + local number
Anantnag 193 011 91 193 + local number
Angul 6764 011 91 6764 + local number
Araria 6453 011 91 6453 + local number
Arrah 6182 011 91 6182 + local number
Asansol 341 011 91 341 + local number
Auraiya 5683 011 91 5683 + local number
Aurangabad 2432 011 91 2432 + local number
Azamgarh 5462 011 91 5462 + local number
Badaun 5832 011 91 5832 + local number
Bagpat 1234 011 91 1234 + local number
Baharampur 3482 011 91 3482 + local number
Bahraich 5252 011 91 5252 + local number
Balaghat 7632 011 91 7632 + local number
Balangir 6652 011 91 6652 + local number
Balasore 6782 011 91 6782 + local number
Ballia 5498 011 91 5498 + local number
Balrampur 5263 011 91 5263 + local number
Balurghat 3522 011 91 3522 + local number
Banda 5192 011 91 5192 + local number
Bangalore 80 011 91 80 + local number
Banka 6424 011 91 6424 + local number
Bankura 3242 011 91 3242 + local number
Banswara 2962 011 91 2962 + local number
Barabanki 5248 011 91 5248 + local number
Baramulla 1952 011 91 1952 + local number
Baran 7453 011 91 7453 + local number
Barasat 33 011 91 33 + local number
Barddhaman 342 011 91 342 + local number
Bardhaman 342 011 91 342 + local number
Bareilly 581 011 91 581 + local number
Bargarh 6646 011 91 6646 + local number
Baripada 6792 011 91 6792 + local number
Barmer 2982 011 91 2982 + local number
Barnala 1679 011 91 1679 + local number
Baroda 265 011 91 265 + local number
Barwani 7290 011 91 7290 + local number
Basti 5542 011 91 5542 + local number
Bathinda 164 011 91 164 + local number
Beawar 1462 011 91 1462 + local number
Beed 2442 011 91 2442 + local number
Begusarai 6243 011 91 6243 + local number
Berhampur 680 011 91 680 + local number
Bettiah 6254 011 91 6254 + local number
Betul 7141 011 91 7141 + local number
Bhabua 6189 011 91 6189 + local number
Bhadrachalam 8743 011 91 8743 + local number
Bhadrak 6784 011 91 6784 + local number
Bhagalpur 641 011 91 641 + local number
Bhandara 7184 011 91 7184 + local number
Bharatpur 5644 011 91 5644 + local number
Bharuch 2642 011 91 2642 + local number
Bhavnagar 278 011 91 278 + local number
Bhawanipatna 6670 011 91 6670 + local number
Bhilwara 1482 011 91 1482 + local number
Bhind 7534 011 91 7534 + local number
Bhinga 5250 011 91 5250 + local number
Bhopal 755 011 91 755 + local number
Bhubaneshwar 674 011 91 674 + local number
Bhubaneswar 674 011 91 674 + local number
Bhuj 2832 011 91 2832 + local number
Bijnor 1342 011 91 1342 + local number
Bikaner 151 011 91 151 + local number
Bokaro City 6542 011 91 6542 + local number
Bombay 22 011 91 22 + local number
Boudh 6841 011 91 6841 + local number
Bulandshahr 5732 011 91 5732 + local number
Buldhana 7262 011 91 7262 + local number
Bundi 747 011 91 747 + local number
Burhanpur 7325 011 91 7325 + local number
Buxar 6183 011 91 6183 + local number
Calcutta 33 011 91 33 + local number
Chandauli 5412 011 91 5412 + local number
Chandigarh 172 011 91 172 + local number
Chandrapur 7172 011 91 7172 + local number
Chennai 44 011 91 44 + local number
Cherrapunji 3637 011 91 3637 + local number
Chhapra 6152 011 91 6152 + local number
Chhatarpur 7682 011 91 7682 + local number
Chhatrapur 6811 011 91 6811 + local number
Chhindwara 7162 011 91 7162 + local number
Chitrakuta 5194 011 91 5194 + local number
Chittoor 8572 011 91 8572 + local number
Chittorgarh 8572 011 91 8572 + local number
Churu 1562 011 91 1562 + local number
Coimbator 422 011 91 422 + local number
Coimbatore 422 011 91 422 + local number
Cooch 3582 011 91 3582 + local number
Cuddalore 4142 011 91 4142 + local number
Cuttack 671 011 91 671 + local number
Daman 260 011 91 260 + local number
Damoh 7638 011 91 7638 + local number
Darbhanga 6272 011 91 6272 + local number
Darjeeling 354 011 91 354 + local number
Datia 7522 011 91 7522 + local number
Dausa 1427 011 91 1427 + local number
Debagarh 6641 011 91 6641 + local number
Dehra 135 011 91 135 + local number
Dehradun 135 011 91 135 + local number
Delhi 11 011 91 11 + local number
Deogarh 6432 011 91 6432 + local number
Deoghar 6432 011 91 6432 + local number
Deoria 5568 011 91 5568 + local number
Dewas 7272 011 91 7272 + local number
Dhanbad 326 011 91 326 + local number
Dhar 7292 011 91 7292 + local number
Dharmapuri 4342 011 91 4342 + local number
Dhenkanal 6762 011 91 6762 + local number
Dholpur 5642 011 91 5642 + local number
Dhule 2562 011 91 2562 + local number
Dibrugarh 373 011 91 373 + local number
Dimapur 3862 011 91 3862 + local number
Dindigul 451 011 91 451 + local number
Dispur 361 011 91 361 + local number
Dungarpur 2964 011 91 2964 + local number
Eluru 8812 011 91 8812 + local number
Erode 424 011 91 424 + local number
Etah 5742 011 91 5742 + local number
Etawah 5688 011 91 5688 + local number
Faizabad 5278 011 91 5278 + local number
Faridabad 129 011 91 129 + local number
Faridkot 1639 011 91 1639 + local number
Fatehgarh 5692 011 91 5692 + local number
Fatehgarh 1763 011 91 1763 + local number
Fatehpur 5240 011 91 5240 + local number
Fathepur 5619 011 91 5619 + local number
Firozabad 5612 011 91 5612 + local number
Firozpur 1632 011 91 1632 + local number
Gadchiroli 7132 011 91 7132 + local number
Gandhinagar 2712 011 91 2712 + local number
Ganganagar 154 011 91 154 + local number
Gangtok 3592 011 91 3592 + local number
Gaya 631 011 91 631 + local number
Ghaziabad 120 011 91 120 + local number
Ghazipur 548 011 91 548 + local number
Giridih 1933 011 91 1933 + local number
Gonda 5262 011 91 5262 + local number
Gondia 7182 011 91 7182 + local number
Gopalganj 6156 011 91 6156 + local number
Gorakhpur 551 011 91 551 + local number
Gumla 6524 011 91 6524 + local number
Guna 7542 011 91 7542 + local number
Guntur 863 011 91 863 + local number
Gurdaspur 1874 011 91 1874 + local number
Gurgaon 124 011 91 124 + local number
Guwahati 361 011 91 361 + local number
Gwalior 751 011 91 751 + local number
Gyanpur 5414 011 91 5414 + local number
Hajipur 6224 011 91 6224 + local number
Haldwani 5946 011 91 5946 + local number
Hamirpur 5282 011 91 5282 + local number
Hanumangarh 1552 011 91 1552 + local number
Harda 7577 011 91 7577 + local number
Hardoi 5852 011 91 5852 + local number
Haridwar 1332 011 91 1332 + local number
Hathras 5722 011 91 5722 + local number
Hazaribagh 6546 011 91 6546 + local number
Hingoli 2456 011 91 2456 + local number
Hoshangabad 7574 011 91 7574 + local number
Hoshiarpur 1882 011 91 1882 + local number
Howrah 33 011 91 33 + local number
Hugli-Chuchura 33 011 91 33 + local number
Hyderabad 40 011 91 40 + local number
Imphal 3852 011 91 3852 + local number
Indore 731 011 91 731 + local number
Itanagar 360 011 91 360 + local number
Jabalpur 761 011 91 761 + local number
Jagatsinghpur 6724 011 91 6724 + local number
Jaipur 141 011 91 141 + local number
Jaisalmer 2922 011 91 2922 + local number
Jalandhar 181 011 91 181 + local number
Jalgaon 257 011 91 257 + local number
Jalna 2482 011 91 2482 + local number
Jalore 2972 011 91 2972 + local number
Jalpaiguri 3561 011 91 3561 + local number
Jammu 191 011 91 191 + local number
Jamnagar 288 011 91 288 + local number
Jamshedpur 657 011 91 657 + local number
Jamui 6345 011 91 6345 + local number
Jaunpur 5452 011 91 5452 + local number
Jehanabad 6114 011 91 6114 + local number
Jhabua 7392 011 91 7392 + local number
Jhalawar 7432 011 91 7432 + local number
Jhansi 510 011 91 510 + local number
Jharsuguda 6645 011 91 6645 + local number
Jhunjhunu 1595 011 91 1595 + local number
Jodhpur 291 011 91 291 + local number
Jullundur 181 011 91 181 + local number
Junagadh 285 011 91 285 + local number
Kalpetta 4936 011 91 4936 + local number
Kanchipuram 44 011 91 44 + local number
Kannauj 5694 011 91 5694 + local number
Kanpur 512 011 91 512 + local number
Kapurthala 1822 011 91 1822 + local number
Karauli 7464 011 91 7464 + local number
Karjat 2489 011 91 2489 + local number
Karur 4324 011 91 4324 + local number
Kasaragod 494 011 91 494 + local number
Kathua 1922 011 91 1922 + local number
Katihar 6452 011 91 6452 + local number
Katni 7622 011 91 7622 + local number
Kavaratti 4896 011 91 4896 + local number
Kendrapara 6727 011 91 6727 + local number
Kendujhar 6766 011 91 6766 + local number
Khagaria 6244 011 91 6244 + local number
Khalilabad 5547 011 91 5547 + local number
Khandwa 733 011 91 733 + local number
Kharagpur 3222 011 91 3222 + local number
Khargone 7282 011 91 7282 + local number
Khordha 6755 011 91 6755 + local number
Kishanganj 6466 011 91 6466 + local number
Kochi 484 011 91 484 + local number
Kohima 370 011 91 370 + local number
Kolhapur 231 011 91 231 + local number
Kolkata 33 011 91 33 + local number
Kolkatta Calcutta 33 011 91 33 + local number
Kollam 474 011 91 474 + local number
Koraput 6852 011 91 6852 + local number
Kota 744 011 91 744 + local number
Kottayam 481 011 91 481 + local number
Kozhikode 495 011 91 495 + local number
Krishnagiri 4343 011 91 4343 + local number
Krishnanagar 3472 011 91 3472 + local number
Kulti 341 011 91 341 + local number
Lakhimpur 5872 011 91 5872 + local number
Lakhisarai 6346 011 91 6346 + local number
Lalitpur 5176 011 91 5176 + local number
Latur 2382 011 91 2382 + local number
Lucknow 522 011 91 522 + local number
Ludhiana 161 011 91 161 + local number
Madhepura 6476 011 91 6476 + local number
Madhubani 6276 011 91 6276 + local number
Madras 44 011 91 44 + local number
Madurai 452 011 91 452 + local number
Maharajganj 5523 011 91 5523 + local number
Mahoba 5281 011 91 5281 + local number
Mainpuri 5672 011 91 5672 + local number
Malda 3512 011 91 3512 + local number
Malkangiri 6861 011 91 6861 + local number
Mandla 7642 011 91 7642 + local number
Mandsaur 7422 011 91 7422 + local number
Manipal 8252 011 91 8252 + local number
Manjhanpur 5331 011 91 5331 + local number
Mansa 1652 011 91 1652 + local number
Margao 8342 011 91 8342 + local number
Mathura 565 011 91 565 + local number
Mau 5195 011 91 5195 + local number
Meerut 121 011 91 121 + local number
Midnapore 3222 011 91 3222 + local number
Mirzapur 5442 011 91 5442 + local number
Moga 1636 011 91 1636 + local number
Mohali 172 011 91 172 + local number
Moradabad 591 011 91 591 + local number
Morena 7532 011 91 7532 + local number
Motihari 6252 011 91 6252 + local number
Muktsar 1633 011 91 1633 + local number
Mumbai 22 011 91 22 + local number
Mumbai Bombay 22 011 91 22 + local number
Munger 6344 011 91 6344 + local number
Mussooree 1362 011 91 1362 + local number
Muzaffarnagar 131 011 91 131 + local number
Muzaffarpur 621 011 91 621 + local number
Mysore 821 011 91 821 + local number
Nabarangpur 685 011 91 685 + local number
Nadiad 268 011 91 268 + local number
Nagaon 3672 011 91 3672 + local number
Nagapattinam 4365 011 91 4365 + local number
Nagaur 1582 011 91 1582 + local number
Nagercoil 4652 011 91 4652 + local number
Nagpur 712 011 91 712 + local number
Nalanda 6119 011 91 6119 + local number
Namakkal 4286 011 91 4286 + local number
Nanded 2462 011 91 2462 + local number
Nandurbar 2564 011 91 2564 + local number
Narsinghpur 7792 011 91 7792 + local number
Nashik 253 011 91 253 + local number
Nasik 253 011 91 253 + local number
Naugarh 5544 011 91 5544 + local number
Navi 22 011 91 22 + local number
Navsari 2637 011 91 2637 + local number
Nawabganj 6324 011 91 6324 + local number
Nawada 6324 011 91 6324 + local number
Nawanshahr 1823 011 91 1823 + local number
Nayagarh 6753 011 91 6753 + local number
Neemuch 7423 011 91 7423 + local number
New Industrial Development Authority 120 011 91 120 + local number
Nuapada 6678 011 91 6678 + local number
Ootacamund 423 011 91 423 + local number
Orai 5162 011 91 5162 + local number
Osmanabad 2472 011 91 2472 + local number
Padrauna 5564 011 91 5564 + local number
Painavu 486 011 91 486 + local number
Palakkad 491 011 91 491 + local number
Pampore 1933 011 91 1933 + local number
Panaji 832 011 91 832 + local number
Panchkula 172 011 91 172 + local number
Panipat 180 011 91 180 + local number
Panna 7732 011 91 7732 + local number
Panskura 3228 011 91 3228 + local number
Panvel 22 011 91 22 + local number
Paralakhemundi 6815 011 91 6815 + local number
Parbhani 2452 011 91 2452 + local number
Pathanamthitta 468 011 91 468 + local number
Patiala 175 011 91 175 + local number
Patna 612 011 91 612 + local number
Perambalur 4328 011 91 4328 + local number
Phulbani 6842 011 91 6842 + local number
Pilibhit 5882 011 91 5882 + local number
Ponnani 483 011 91 483 + local number
Port 3192 011 91 3192 + local number
Pratapgarh 5342 011 91 5342 + local number
Puducherry 413 011 91 413 + local number
Pudukkottai 4322 011 91 4322 + local number
Pune 20 011 91 20 + local number
Pune Poona 20 011 91 20 + local number
Puri 6752 011 91 6752 + local number
Purnia 6454 011 91 6454 + local number
Purulia 3252 011 91 3252 + local number
Pushkar 145 011 91 145 + local number
Raebareli 535 011 91 535 + local number
Raiganj 3523 011 91 3523 + local number
Raipur 771 011 91 771 + local number
Rajgarh 7372 011 91 7372 + local number
Rajkot 281 011 91 281 + local number
Rajsamand 2952 011 91 2952 + local number
Ramanathapuram 4567 011 91 4567 + local number
Rampur 595 011 91 595 + local number
Ranchi 651 011 91 651 + local number
Ranthambhore Park 7462 011 91 7462 + local number
Ratlam 7412 011 91 7412 + local number
Ratnagiri 2353 011 91 2353 + local number
Rayagada 6856 011 91 6856 + local number
Rewa 7662 011 91 7662 + local number
Robertsganj 5444 011 91 5444 + local number
Roorkee 1332 011 91 1332 + local number
Rourkela 661 011 91 661 + local number
Rupnagar 1881 011 91 1881 + local number
Sagar 7582 011 91 7582 + local number
Saharanpur 132 011 91 132 + local number
Saharsa 6478 011 91 6478 + local number
Samastipur 6274 011 91 6274 + local number
Sambalpur 663 011 91 663 + local number
Sangli 233 011 91 233 + local number
Sangrur 1672 011 91 1672 + local number
Sariska 144 011 91 144 + local number
Sasaram 6184 011 91 6184 + local number
Satara 2162 011 91 2162 + local number
Satna 7672 011 91 7672 + local number
Sawai 7462 011 91 7462 + local number
Sehore 7562 011 91 7562 + local number
Seoni 7692 011 91 7692 + local number
Shahdol 7652 011 91 7652 + local number
Shahjahanpur 5842 011 91 5842 + local number
Shajapur 7364 011 91 7364 + local number
Sheikhpura 6341 011 91 6341 + local number
Sheohar 6222 011 91 6222 + local number
Sheopur 7530 011 91 7530 + local number
Shillong 364 011 91 364 + local number
Shimla 177 011 91 177 + local number
Shivpuri 7492 011 91 7492 + local number
Sibsagar 3772 011 91 3772 + local number
Sidhi 7822 011 91 7822 + local number
Sikar 1572 011 91 1572 + local number
Silchar 3842 011 91 3842 + local number
Silvassa 260 011 91 260 + local number
Simla 177 011 91 177 + local number
Sindri 326 011 91 326 + local number
Sitamarhi 6226 011 91 6226 + local number
Sitapur 5862 011 91 5862 + local number
Sivaganga 4575 011 91 4575 + local number
Siwan 6154 011 91 6154 + local number
Solapur 217 011 91 217 + local number
Sonepur 6654 011 91 6654 + local number
Sopore 1954 011 91 1954 + local number
Srinagar 194 011 91 194 + local number
Sultanpur 5362 011 91 5362 + local number
Sundergarh 6622 011 91 6622 + local number
Supaul 6473 011 91 6473 + local number
Surat 261 011 91 261 + local number
Suri 3462 011 91 3462 + local number
Tamluk 3228 011 91 3228 + local number
Tarn Sahib 1852 011 91 1852 + local number
Thalassery 490 011 91 490 + local number
Thane 22 011 91 22 + local number
Thanjavur 4362 011 91 4362 + local number
Theni 4546 011 91 4546 + local number
Thiruvan 471 011 91 471 + local number
Thiruvananthapuram 471 011 91 471 + local number
Thiruvannaamalai 4175 011 91 4175 + local number
Thoothukudi 461 011 91 461 + local number
Thrissur 487 011 91 487 + local number
Tikamgarh 7683 011 91 7683 + local number
Tinsukia 374 011 91 374 + local number
Tiruchirapalli 431 011 91 431 + local number
Tirumala 877 011 91 877 + local number
Tirunelveli 462 011 91 462 + local number
Tiruvallur 44 011 91 44 + local number
Tiruvarur 4366 011 91 4366 + local number
Tonk 1435 011 91 1435 + local number
Udaipur 294 011 91 294 + local number
Udhampur 199 011 91 199 + local number
Ujjain 734 011 91 734 + local number
Unnao 515 011 91 515 + local number
Vadodara 265 011 91 265 + local number
Varanasi 542 011 91 542 + local number
Vasco Gama 832 011 91 832 + local number
Vellore 416 011 91 416 + local number
Vidisha 7592 011 91 7592 + local number
Vijayawada 866 011 91 866 + local number
Viluppuram 4146 011 91 4146 + local number
Virudhunagar 4562 011 91 4562 + local number
Virudunagar 4562 011 91 4562 + local number
Visakhapatnam 891 011 91 891 + local number
Warangal 870 011 91 870 + local number
Wardha 7152 011 91 7152 + local number
Washim 7252 011 91 7252 + local number
Yavatmal 7232 011 91 7232 + local number

Neighboring Countries

Pakistan flag

Pakistan

+92 Kyrgyzstan flag

Kyrgyzstan

+996 Sri Lanka flag

Sri Lanka

+94 Tajikistan flag

Tajikistan

+992 Maldives flag

Maldives

+960 Nepal flag

Nepal

+977 Afghanistan flag

Afghanistan

+93 Diego Garcia flag

Diego Garcia

+246

Telecommunications in India

Metric Value Year
Mobile subscriptions (per 100 people) 79.4 2024
Mobile subscriptions (total) 1,151,356,612 2024
Fixed-line subscriptions (per 100 people) 2.7 2024
Fixed-line subscriptions (total) 39,235,898 2024
Internet users (% of population) 70.0 2025

Source: World Bank (ITU)

Penetration Rates (per 100 people)

Mobile 79.4%
Fixed-line 2.7%
Internet 70.0%

India on the Map

Borders and capital: Natural Earth. The red dot marks the capital, New Delhi.

Flag of India

Flag of India
Name
Tiranga (Tricolour)
Adopted
1947
Proportions
2:3
Designer
Pingali Venkayya
Saffron White Green Blue

Saffron stands for courage, white for peace and truth, green for fertility. The Ashoka Chakra (blue wheel) symbolizes the law of dharma.

Public Holidays in India

India has 18 holidays and observances (3 national, 15 public, 0 observances). The national day is Republic Day, on January 26. Offices and many businesses close on public holidays, so plan calls around them.

DateHolidayType
January 26 Republic Day National
May 1 May Day Public
August 15 Independence Day National
October 2 Gandhi Jayanti National
December 25 Christmas Day Public
Varies Maha Shivaratri Public
Varies Holi Public
Varies Good Friday Public
Varies Ram Navami Public
Varies Mahavir Jayanti Public
Varies Buddha Purnima Public
Varies Eid ul-Fitr Public
Varies Eid ul-Adha (Bakrid) Public
Varies Janmashtami Public
Varies Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet's Birthday) Public
Varies Dussehra (Vijayadashami) Public
Varies Diwali (Deepavali) Public
Varies Guru Nanak Jayanti Public

“Varies”: the date follows a lunar, religious or weekday rule and changes every year.

Geography of India

Area

3,287,260 km²

1,269,218 sq mi

Coastline

7,000 km

Highest point

Kanchenjunga 8,586 m

Lowest point

Indian Ocean 0 m

Climate:
Varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north
Terrain:
Upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north
Natural resources:
Coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), Antimony, Iron ore, Lead, Manganese, Mica, Bauxite, Rare earth elements, Titanium ore, Chromite, Natural gas, Diamonds
Land borders:
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, China, Nepal, Pakistan
Land use:
agricultural 60.1% (arable 51.8%), forest 24.4% (2023)

Sources: CIA World Factbook (data as of September 2026); area: World Bank 2023.

Economy of India

GDP

$4.0 trillion (2025)

GDP per person

$2,702 (2025)

Growth

7.6% (2025)

Inflation

2.4% (2025)

Unemployment

4.2% (2025)

Human Development Index

0.685 (#130 of 193, 2023)

Currency:
Indian Rupee (INR)
GDP by sector:
Agriculture 16%, Industry 25%, Services 49% (2025)
Top exports:
Mineral fuels and oil (13%), Electrical equipment and electronics (12%), Machinery and computers (8%), Gold, gems and jewelry (7%), Pharmaceuticals (6%)
Top imports:
Mineral fuels and oil (28%), Electrical equipment and electronics (13%), Gold, gems and jewelry (13%), Machinery and computers (9%), Organic chemicals (3%)
Main export markets:
USA (21%), United Arab Emirates (9%), Netherlands (4%), China (4%), United Kingdom (3%)
Main suppliers:
China (20%), Russian Federation (8%), United Arab Emirates (7%), USA (6%), Saudi Arabia (4%)

Sources: World Bank (GDP, growth, inflation, ILO-modeled unemployment, sectors), UNDP Human Development Report 2025, UN Comtrade (goods trade 2025, shares of the total by value), ISO 4217. Years in brackets are the latest available.

Frequently Asked Questions about India

What is the country code for India?
The country code for India is +91.
How do I call India from the US?
To call India from the US, dial 011 + 91 + area code + local number. From a mobile phone, use +91 instead of 011.
What time is it in India?
The current time in India is 2:37 PM (UTC+5.5).
What is the capital of India?
The capital of India is New Delhi.
What is the national day of India?
The national day of India is Republic Day, on January 26.
What does the flag of India look like?
The flag of India uses saffron, white, green, blue and was adopted in 1947. Saffron stands for courage, white for peace and truth, green for fertility. The Ashoka Chakra (blue wheel) symbolizes the law of dharma.