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# State & UT Codes

> Standard two-letter codes for all Indian states and Union Territories, used in address fields across the Merchant Onboarding API.

Use these codes in the `stateCode` field within `businessRegisteredAddress` and `businessOperatingAddress` in the [Update Business Details](/api-reference/update-business-details) API.

## States

| State             | Code |
| ----------------- | ---- |
| Andhra Pradesh    | `AP` |
| Arunachal Pradesh | `AR` |
| Assam             | `AS` |
| Bihar             | `BR` |
| Chhattisgarh      | `CG` |
| Goa               | `GA` |
| Gujarat           | `GJ` |
| Haryana           | `HR` |
| Himachal Pradesh  | `HP` |
| Jharkhand         | `JH` |
| Karnataka         | `KA` |
| Kerala            | `KL` |
| Madhya Pradesh    | `MP` |
| Maharashtra       | `MH` |
| Manipur           | `MN` |
| Meghalaya         | `ML` |
| Mizoram           | `MZ` |
| Nagaland          | `NL` |
| Odisha            | `OD` |
| Punjab            | `PB` |
| Rajasthan         | `RJ` |
| Sikkim            | `SK` |
| Tamil Nadu        | `TN` |
| Telangana         | `TS` |
| Tripura           | `TR` |
| Uttar Pradesh     | `UP` |
| Uttarakhand       | `UK` |
| West Bengal       | `WB` |

## Union Territories

| Union Territory                      | Code |
| ------------------------------------ | ---- |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands            | `AN` |
| Chandigarh                           | `CH` |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | `DD` |
| Delhi (NCT)                          | `DL` |
| Jammu & Kashmir                      | `JK` |
| Ladakh                               | `LA` |
| Lakshadweep                          | `LD` |
| Puducherry                           | `PY` |

## Usage Example

When submitting the registered address of a Mumbai-based business:

```json theme={null}
{
  "address": {
    "isOperatingSameAsRegistered": true,
    "businessRegisteredAddress": {
      "streetAddress1": "501 Commerce Street",
      "streetAddress2": "Floor 3",
      "zipcode": "400051",
      "stateCode": "MH",
      "city": "Mumbai",
      "state": "Maharashtra"
    }
  }
}
```

Note that both `stateCode` (`MH`) and the full `state` name (`Maharashtra`) are required fields.

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  <Card title="Create Onboarding" icon="building-columns" href="/api-reference/create-onboarding">
    State codes are required when submitting business address details.
  </Card>

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    Update address fields with the correct state code.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>