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  6. Patiala
  7. MICR: 160023037

MICR Code: 160023037

Bank: Punjab & Sind Bank
IFSC Code: Psib0000884
MICR Code: 160023037
Address: Sco 12-13, Akali Kaur Singh Road, Zirakpur Patiala Highway, Zirakpur, Patiala, Punjab
City: Patiala
District: Zirakpur
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 160023037.

  • In this case first three codes 160 is city code and it represents city Patiala.
  • Next three characters 023 represents bank Punjab & Sind Bank.
  • Remaining characters which are 037 represents branch. In our case branch is located at address Sco 12-13, Akali Kaur Singh Road, Zirakpur Patiala Highway, Zirakpur, Patiala, Punjab.

How to find micr code (for example 160023037) 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.