<Table> India Post <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> A typical Indian Post office in Tamil Nadu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Native name </Th> <Td> India Post भारतीय डाक </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Agency of the Government of India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Industry </Th> <Td> Postal services , courier </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founded </Th> <Td> 1 April 1854 ; 164 years ago ( 1854 - 04 - 01 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Headquarters </Th> <Td> Dak Bhawan , Sansad Marg , New Delhi - 110001 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Key people </Th> <Td> <P> Ananta Narayan Nanda , IPoS , Secretary , Department of Posts & Chairperson , Postal Services Board </P> Director General , Postal Services </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Services </Th> <Td> Letter post , parcel service , EMS , delivery , freight forwarding , third - party logistics , deposit account </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Revenue </Th> <Td> ₹ 129.39 billion ( US $2.0 billion ) ( 2016 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Net income </Th> <Td> ₹ - 60.07 billion ( US $ − 920 million ) ( 2016 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number of employees </Th> <Td> 448,840 ( As of 31 March 2016 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.indiapost.gov.in </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> India Post <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> A typical Indian Post office in Tamil Nadu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Native name </Th> <Td> India Post भारतीय डाक </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Agency of the Government of India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Industry </Th> <Td> Postal services , courier </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founded </Th> <Td> 1 April 1854 ; 164 years ago ( 1854 - 04 - 01 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Headquarters </Th> <Td> Dak Bhawan , Sansad Marg , New Delhi - 110001 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Key people </Th> <Td> <P> Ananta Narayan Nanda , IPoS , Secretary , Department of Posts & Chairperson , Postal Services Board </P> Director General , Postal Services </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Services </Th> <Td> Letter post , parcel service , EMS , delivery , freight forwarding , third - party logistics , deposit account </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Revenue </Th> <Td> ₹ 129.39 billion ( US $2.0 billion ) ( 2016 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Net income </Th> <Td> ₹ - 60.07 billion ( US $ − 920 million ) ( 2016 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number of employees </Th> <Td> 448,840 ( As of 31 March 2016 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.indiapost.gov.in </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when was first post office started in india
when was first post office started in india
1 April 1854
1 April 1854