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  3. HDFC Bank
  4. Uttar Pradesh
  5. Ghatampur
  6. Kanpur Dehat
  7. MICR: 208240501

MICR Code: 208240501

Bank: HDFC Bank
IFSC Code: Hdfc0002155
MICR Code: 208240501
Address: Ghatampur Hdfc Bank Ltd Khasra No.853, Ashok Nagar Near Bus Stand, Kanpur Road Pin 209206
City: Kanpur Dehat
District: Ghatampur
State: Uttar Pradesh

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 208240501.

  • In this case first three codes 208 is city code and it represents city Kanpur Dehat.
  • Next three characters 240 represents bank HDFC Bank.
  • Remaining characters which are 501 represents branch. In our case branch is located at address Ghatampur Hdfc Bank Ltd Khasra No.853, Ashok Nagar Near Bus Stand, Kanpur Road Pin 209206.

How to find micr code (for example 208240501) 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.