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  5. Sas Nagar(Mohali)
  6. Rupnagar
  7. MICR: 160240073

MICR Code: 160240073

Bank: HDFC Bank
IFSC Code: Hdfc0003591
MICR Code: 160240073
Address: Vpo Saini Majra, Dist Mohali, Punjab Mohali Punjab 140901
City: Rupnagar
District: Sas Nagar(Mohali)
State: Punjab

What is MICR Code?

MICR is acronym of Magnetic Ink Character Recognition. Basically it is a character-recognition technology used by the banking industry to ease the processing and clearance of cheques and other documents.

Details of MICR Code

Generally MICR code is nine character long. First three charaters represent city, next three charaters represents bank name and last three charaters represents bank branch.

Let's decode MICR code 160240073.

  • In this case first three codes 160 is city code and it represents city Rupnagar.
  • Next three characters 240 represents bank HDFC Bank.
  • Remaining characters which are 073 represents branch. In our case branch is located at address Vpo Saini Majra, Dist Mohali, Punjab Mohali Punjab 140901.

How to find micr code (for example 160240073) from bank account number?

The easiest way to find MICR code is to check your

  1. Bank account statement
  2. Cheques

Please examine below sample cheque for more details

I hope this clears doubts.