I'm trying to find out where to download Postal Code boundaries (e.g. Shapefiles, GML, KML) for India. This data needs to be compatible with a typical GIS software (e.g. ArcGIS, QGIS).
Can someone point me to a data source for this?
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Possibly helpful links:
https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/35669/indian-postcode-boundaries-required
https://www.mbi-geodata.com/en/2013/04/11/press-release-new-postal-code-boundaries-for-india/ (not free, and linked page is in German)
http://geoportal.gsdl.org.in/postal/ (and related pages)
http://postalcode.globefeed.com/india_postal_code.asp (sublinks may be helpful, but are not in GIS format)
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/datameet/MWbzzQJ0BcI (one of a couple of pages that suggests this data isn't well-defined)
Possible duplicates:
https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/121758/seeking-shapefile-for-postal-codes-zip-codes-of-india
https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/77674/obtaining-postcode-boundaries-for-india
To be fair, this is all google stuff, so you've probably seen it.
You won't find them, since no one (not even the Postal Department) has Authentic Boundaries.
I admire your persistence in trying to find them. I suppose this begs the question, have you actually seen some resource that purports to have this information, and this is the source that you are looking for?