How to call India phone numbers?
Country phone codes
+91 is the assigned country calling code to India by the International Communication Union. All of the country’s telephone numbers are also designated under the National Number Plan of 2003 created by the Department of Telecommunications of the Indian government.
So if you’re calling to India, the number should start with:
+91 123-4567-890
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Prefix
Prefix A prefix is simply the set of numbers that comes after the country and area codes of a telephone number. India’s telephone numbers are made up of eight numbers split into groups of four. So if you’re going to make a call to India using a mobile phone, you should dial country code+area code+eight-digit number. Some of the common area codes in India include Bangalore (80), Delhi (11) and Mumbai (22).
| Country | Country Code | Landline Area Code | Landline Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banglore | +91 | (80) | 1234 5678 |
| Delhi | +91 | (11) | 1234 5678 |
| Mumbai | +91 | (22) | 1234 5678 |
So if you’re making a call to Delhi, dial +91 11 1234 5678.
Network coverage
Network coverage is readily available across India.
4G coverage
LTE connection is widely available across the country, but coverage quality depends highly on the mobile operator.
International Roaming
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Emergency phone numbers
Here are the four most important emergency numbers to take note of when visiting India:
102 for ambulance service
101 for fire
100 for police
112 for the national emergency number.
Best time to call India:
All of India observes the Indian Standard Time (IST) throughout using the time offset of UTC+05:30.
Wherever you are in Australia, you can call India from the following time zones:
| Best time to call | Time to Call |
UTC Relative |
Time Zone |
State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3:00 pm to 12:00 am | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland |
| 1:00 pm to 12:00 am | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
| 3:00 pm to 12:00 am | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | South Australia, Northern Territory and the town of Broken Hill in western New South Wales | |
| 4:00 pm to 12:00 am | UTC+11:00 | Norfolk Island Standard Time (NFT) | Norfolk Island | |
| 12:00 noon to 12:00am | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
| 11:00 am to 12:00 am | UTC+06:30 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
Daylight Savings Time (first Sunday in October – first Sunday in April)
| Best time to call | Time to Call |
UTC Relative |
Time Zone |
State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3:00 pm to 12:00 am | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland, New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory |
| 1:00 pm to 12:00 am | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
| 3:00 pm to 12:00 am | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | South Australia, Northern Territory and the town of Broken Hill in western New South Wales | |
| 4:00 pm to 12:00 am | UTC+11:00 | Norfolk Island Standard Time (NFT) | Norfolk Island | |
| 12:00 noon to 12:00am | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
| 11:00 am to 12:00 am | UTC+06:30 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |