RTO Locator & State Codes Directory

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As per Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, every vehicle in India carries a registration mark starting with a 2-letter State/UT code (in force from 01-Jul-1989) followed by a 2-digit district RTO code, then a series and 4-digit number. All 36 States and Union Territories are connected to the National Register (NR) via the Vahan 4.0 platform.

State & UT Registration Codes राज्य पंजीकरण कोड

Complete list of 36 States/UTs with their vehicle registration prefixes.

CodeState / UTCapitalNo. of RTOsZone
ANAndaman & Nicobar IslandsPort Blair3South
APAndhra PradeshAmaravati117South
ARArunachal PradeshItanagar27North-East
ASAssamDispur35North-East
BRBiharPatna44East
CGChhattisgarhRaipur32Central
CHChandigarh (UT)Chandigarh4North
DDDadra & N. Haveli and Daman & Diu (UT)Daman3West
DLDelhi (NCT)New Delhi13North
GAGoaPanaji15West
GJGujaratGandhinagar37West
HPHimachal PradeshShimla96North
HRHaryanaChandigarh98North
JHJharkhandRanchi24East
JKJammu & Kashmir (UT)Srinagar / Jammu22North
KAKarnatakaBengaluru67South
KLKeralaThiruvananthapuram86South
LALadakh (UT)Leh2North
LDLakshadweep (UT)Kavaratti9South
MHMaharashtraMumbai52West
MLMeghalayaShillong13North-East
MNManipurImphal10North-East
MPMadhya PradeshBhopal52Central
MZMizoramAizawl8North-East
NLNagalandKohima11North-East
ODOdishaBhubaneswar39East
PBPunjabChandigarh93North
PYPuducherry (UT)Puducherry5South
RJRajasthanJaipur59North
SKSikkimGangtok8North-East
TGTelanganaHyderabad39South
TNTamil NaduChennai146South
TRTripuraAgartala8North-East
UKUttarakhandDehradun21North
UPUttar PradeshLucknow75North
WBWest BengalKolkata62East
BH-Series (Bharat Series): Introduced in 2021 for defence personnel, central/state government employees, PSU staff and private sector employees whose offices have presence in ≥4 States/UTs. Format: YY BH #### XX — e.g. 25 BH 4321 CB. Registered under Rule 47(1)(g) of CMVR.