Financial Performance of Indian Post Offices: A Case Study of North Western India
Author(s):
Rohit Kanda1*, Manisha Bansal Badal2, Bhalla GS2
, Madhumita Das2, Singh B2
and Ranjit S2
The PO in Spiti valley’s Hikkim village, said to be highest within
the world, is a bridge among realms. Selfies, Instagram posts and
Facebook lives have robbed journey of postcards of the vicinity.
India Post is one of the biggest postal networks globally, having
155618 POs in use, out of which 90% are in rural areas, having
566000 employees, serving 7176 humans in average, overlaying
an area of 21.2 km2
per PO.