Country Dialing Guide · 2026

India country code +91 — call India & get a number.

The world's largest mobile market — 1.15 billion+ subscribers on Jio, Airtel, Vi and BSNL. Here's how to dial India from anywhere, the STD codes for every metro, the operator map, live time & weather — plus how BPOs and global teams get +91 virtual numbers with MCM.

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🇮🇳 India · LiveIST · UTC+5:30
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Delhi
Mumbai
Bengaluru
+91
Country code
00
Exit code
1.46B
People
1.46B
Population
1.15B+
Mobile subs
4
Mobile operators
+91
Country code
01At a glance

+91 in numbers — the scale behind the code

The facts you need before you dial the world's largest mobile market.

Country name
Republic of India
Country code
+91
ISO codes
IN / IND
Exit code (from India)
00
Trunk prefix (within)
0
Capital
New Delhi
Largest city
Mumbai
Population
~1.46 billion
Currency
Indian Rupee (₹ / INR)
Time zone
IST (UTC +5:30)
Regulator
TRAI / DoT
Mobile subs
~1.15 billion+
02The basics

What is the country code for India?

India's country code is +91 — a single ITU allocation under the E.164 plan, regulated by TRAI and the Department of Telecommunications. More international calls are placed to India than to almost any other country on earth.

Behind +91: 1.46 billion people, 1.15 billion+ mobile subscribers, the world's largest outsourcing economy and a 32-million diaspora — all routed through one two-digit prefix.

+910091011 9100 91

All four mean the same thing — they connect your call to India.

03Dialing format

How to call India from anywhere

Every pattern is: exit code + 91 + the number without its leading 0.

Anatomy of an Indian mobile number (international format)
Country+91India
·
Series98starts 6/7/8/9
·
Subscriber765 432108 digits
Mumbai landline: +91 22 XXXX XXXX — landlines use the STD code (without its 0) after +91.

United States & Canada

exit 011

011 + 91 + numéro (pas de 0 en tête)

  • Portable : 011 91 9X XXX XXXXX
  • Téléphone fixe de Mumbai : 011 91 22 XXXX XXXX

Royaume-Uni et Europe

exit 00

00 + 91 + numéro

  • Portable : 00 91 9X XXX XXXXX
  • Téléphone fixe de Delhi : 00 91 11 XXXX XXXX

Australie

exit 0011

0011 + 91 + numéro

  • Portable : 0011 91 9X XXX XXXXX

Tout mobile (universel)

exit +

+91 + numéro

  • Mobile : +91 9X XXX XXXXX
  • Le «+» applique le code de sortie pour vous

En Inde : les mobiles comportent 10 chiffres commençant le 6/7/8/9. Ajouter un interligne 0 pour tout appel fixe longue distance et pour le fixe vers mobile (obligatoire depuis la règle TRAI 2021).

04Number format

Explication du format du numéro de téléphone en Inde

Les mobiles indiens comportent 10 chiffres (après +91) commençant par 6, 7, 8 ou 9 à 11 chiffres en Inde avec le 0 en tête. Les lignes fixes utilisent un code STD plus un abonné.

Mobile

À l'intérieur de l'Inde
0 + numéro à 10 chiffres → 0 98765 43210
International
+91 + numéro à 10 chiffres → +91 98765 43210

Les mobiles commencent par 6, 7, 8 or 9. Le premier 0 n’est utilisé qu’en Inde (obligatoire depuis les lignes fixes depuis 2021).

Téléphone fixe (STD)

À l'intérieur de l'Inde
Code STD + abonné → 022 XXXX XXXX
International
+91 + STD (non 0) + abonné → +91 22 XXXX XXXX

Les métros utilisent les codes 0X1 (Delhi 011, Mumbai 022) ; villes de niveau 2 à 3 chiffres ; petites villes 4 chiffres.

05Réseaux mobiles

Le paysage des opérateurs mobiles en Inde

Un duopole efficace entre Jio et Airtel, avec Vi et l'entreprise publique BSNL derrière. La portabilité des numéros est en vigueur depuis 2011, le préfixe est donc un point de départ et non une confirmation.

Reliance Jio
~477M
abonnés
70, 76, 77, séries 6

Leader du marché

Bharti Airtel
~391M
abonnés
90, 96, 98, 99

#2 · une base d'entreprises solide

Idée Vodafone (Vi)
~204M
abonnés
70, 78, 98, 99

#3 · post-fusion

BSNL/MTNL
~95M
abonnés
94, 95, 96

Propriété de l'État · force rurale

06STD codes

Codes STD pour les villes indiennes

Les lignes fixes utilisent le code STD + abonné. Format international : +91 + code STD (sans le 0 initial) + abonné.

VilleÉtat/RégionCode MST
Delhi / New DelhiRCN de Delhi011
MumbaiMaharashtra022
CalcuttaBengale occidental033
ChennaiTamil Nadu044
Bangalore (Bangalore)Karnataka080
HyderâbâdTélangana040
PunéMaharashtra020
AhmedabadGujarat079
JaïpurRajasthan0141
LucknowUttar Pradesh0522
ChandigarhPendjab / Haryana0172
CochinKérala0484

Les quatre métros d'origine (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai) utilisent les codes 0X1. Supprimez le premier 0 lorsque vous appelez depuis l'étranger - par ex. Mumbai 022 devient +91 22.

07Time zone

Heure normale de l'Inde - IST (UTC +5:30)

L’Inde utilise l’IST toute l’année – un décalage d’une demi-heure unique parmi les grandes économies, sans heure d’été. Voir l'horloge en direct en haut de cette page.

New York (EST)
L'Inde a 10h30 d'avance
Londres (GMT)
L'Inde a 5h30 d'avance
Dubaï (TPS)
L'Inde a 1h30 d'avance
Singapour (SGT)
L'Inde a 2h30 de retard
Sydney (AEST)
L'Inde a 4h30 de retard

Meilleures fenêtres d'appel : La soirée en Inde (18h-21h IST) chevauche la matinée aux États-Unis – le changement classique de BPO. Pour l’Europe, l’après-midi indien correspond au matin européen.

08Urgence

Numéros d'urgence en Inde

Appelez gratuitement depuis n’importe quel téléphone indien. Le 112 est la ligne d’urgence unifiée, en service depuis 2019.

112
Urgence unifiée
100
Police
101
Pompiers
102
Ambulance
108
Intervention d'urgence
09Évitez-les

Erreurs courantes lors des appels en Inde

Presque tous les appels internationaux échoués sont un problème de formatage et non un problème de réseau.

Garder le premier 0 sur le code STD

Composez le +91 22 XXXX XXXX pour Mumbai, et non le +91 022. Le 0 dans un code STD (011, 022, 080…) est le préfixe de la ligne nationale – supprimez-le lorsque vous appelez de l'étranger.

Oublier le 0 en Inde (règle TRAI 2021)

Depuis 2021, appeler un mobile depuis un fixe indien nécessite un 0 en tête (0 + mobile à 10 chiffres). Sans cela, l'appel échoue. Cela ne s'applique qu'à l'intérieur de l'Inde.

Dialing 91 without an exit code

From a US landline, “91 9X…” alone fails. You need 011 (or “+”) in front to flag the call as international.

Trusting the prefix to identify the carrier

Prefixes historically map to operators (Jio 70/76/77/6-series, Airtel 90/96/98/99…), but Mobile Number Portability — live since 2011 — has shuffled many. Treat it as a hint, not a confirmation.

Using the wrong exit code at home

Exit codes vary: 011 (US/Canada), 00 (UK/EU/most of the world), 0011 (Australia). When unsure, dial “+” from a mobile.

10Save money

Tips to reduce the cost of calling India

Use a VoIP service

VoIP routes the call over the internet for most of the journey, so you pay local rates on the India end — far less than mobile-carrier international rates.

Get an India virtual number

If you call India often — for a BPO, support, or sales team — a +91 virtual number lets you receive calls at local rates and dial out with a local caller ID.

Mind the IST half-hour offset

India is UTC+5:30. The unusual half-hour offset trips up scheduling — New York is 10:30 behind, London 5:30 behind. Double-check call windows.

Compare per-minute rates

Rates into India vary widely between carriers, especially for high-volume outbound. A few minutes of comparison can save thousands at BPO scale.

11For business

Why businesses get an India virtual number

For BPOs, SaaS support desks and global sales teams, a local +91 caller ID gets answered where a foreign number gets ignored. An India DID is a real Indian number that rings on your existing system anywhere in the world.

Higher answer rates

A local +91 caller ID is answered far more often than an unfamiliar international number.

Lower trust friction

A Mumbai +91 22 or Bengaluru +91 80 number signals local presence without a physical office.

Cheaper inbound

Indian customers call a local number at local rates — no one rejects your calls for cost.

Built for BPO scale

Bulk DID provisioning via API across support, sales and collections teams.

Faster expansion

Launch an India customer line in a day instead of incorporating a local entity.

Real PSTN presence

A genuine Indian DID — Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru — that rings on your phone system worldwide.

MCM platform

MCM India — DIDs and wholesale voice

My Country Mobile operates India as a major termination corridor with two product layers for businesses calling into or out of India — local +91 DIDs and Indian-scale wholesale termination on one platform, trusted by 17,500+ businesses.

+91 DIDs in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata and tier-2 cities
Bulk provisioning via portal or REST API for BPO, support and sales teams
India wholesale termination — Basic CC from $0.003/min, Platinum CC from $0.005/min, Custom CLI on quote
Built for India-scale outbound: 100,000+ concurrent sessions, 10,000 CPS switching
Sub-150ms latency via Tier-1 Indian interconnects
STIR/SHAKEN authentication on US-originating traffic & AI fraud detection
SIP interconnect for 46 Labs, VOS, Sippy, OpenSIPS, Asterisk & FreeSWITCH
99.99% uptime SLA with geo-redundant failover
24/7 network monitoring and dedicated support
12Get started

How to get your India virtual number

Most businesses are live within hours, not days.

1

Choose your city

Pick Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, or another India STD code based on where you want presence.

2

Tell MCM where to route

Forward to a mobile, an existing PBX, a SIP trunk, or a softphone — any destination type.

3

Provision via portal or API

Self-service portal for single numbers; REST API for bulk DID deployment across teams.

4

Go live

Receive calls with caller ID, call recording and CDR access from day one.

13Keep exploring

More country dialing guides

Calling somewhere else? Browse our other country code and number-format guides.

Ready to connect with India?

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FAQ

India country code +91 — frequently asked questions.

What is the country code for India?expand_more

+91, assigned by the ITU under E.164. Dial it after your country's international exit code (011 from the US, 00 from the UK and most of the world).

How many digits is an Indian mobile number?expand_more

10 digits in international format (after +91), beginning with 6, 7, 8, or 9. With the domestic leading 0 it is 11 digits inside India.

What is the STD code for Mumbai?expand_more

022. International format: +91 22 + 8-digit subscriber number.

What is the STD code for Delhi?expand_more

011. International format: +91 11 + subscriber, covering New Delhi and the wider Delhi NCR area.

What is the STD code for Bengaluru?expand_more

080. From abroad, dial +91 80 + subscriber.

Why must I add a 0 before mobile numbers when calling from an Indian landline?expand_more

TRAI made the 0-prefix mandatory in 2021 for landline-to-mobile calls to free up additional numbering space. Without the leading 0 from a fixed line, the mobile call fails. This rule applies only inside India.

Can I tell which carrier an Indian mobile number is on?expand_more

Approximately. Prefixes historically map to operators (Jio 70/76/77/6-series, Airtel 90/96/98/99, Vi 70/78/98/99, BSNL 94/95/96), but Mobile Number Portability has shuffled many of them.

What time zone is India in?expand_more

IST (UTC +5:30), year-round, no daylight saving. The half-hour offset is unique among major economies.

Can a US or European business get an Indian phone number?expand_more

Yes. MCM provisions Indian DIDs in metros and tier-2 cities, forwarding to any endpoint — SIP trunk, softphone, mobile, or contact center.

Does MCM offer wholesale voice termination into India?expand_more

Yes. Three tiers: Basic CC from $0.003/min, Platinum CC from $0.005/min, Custom CLI on quote, with SIP interconnect for major softswitch platforms.