Vehicle Registration Number or Codes for Tamilnadu, India

Numbering of vehicle in India is done at Regional/Sub Regional Transport Offices located in various states. Each vehicle number has prescribed format. Take an example of a vehicle number TN-75 A 9999, where 'TN' denotes state code for Tamilnadu State, '75' denotes RTOs code for Marthandam, 'A' denotes series and '9999' denotes running serial number between 1 and 9999.

Regional Transport Offices
Current Registration Series	RTO/SRTO Name	Old Registration Series
TN-01	Chennai Central (Chennai District)	MSP,MSV,MSY, MSL, TMP,TMV,TMY, TMU, TMQ,TMM,TMJ,TMF, TMS,TMD, TCX,TSE, TSB,TSH,TSL,TSP, TMB,TMS
TN-02	Chennai North-West (Chennai District)
TN-03	Chennai North-East (Chennai District)
TN-04	Chennai East (Chennai District)	MST, MSW, MSS, MSR, MSQ, MSM, TMW, TMT, TMH TSC, TCZ
TN-05	Chennai North (Chennai District)
TN-06	Chennai South-East (Chennai District)
TN-07	Chennai South (Chennai District)	MSC, MSX, MSZ, TMC, TMX,TMZ, TMS, TMR, TMO,TMK,TMG,TME, TCV,TSG, TMI,TSR,TST
TN-09	Chennai West (Chennai District)	TMA, TCW, TSA,TSF, TSK, TSI, TSD, TSJ, TSO
TN-10	Chennai South-West (Chennai District)
TN-11	Tambaram, Sollinganallur (Kancheepuram District)
TN-12	Poonamalle (Thiruvallur District)
TN-13	Ambattur (Tiruvallur District)
TN-14	Sholinganallur (Kancheepuram District)
TN-15	Ulundurpet, Kallakurichi (Villupuram District)
TN-16	Tindivanam (Villupuram District)
TN-18	Redhills, Ambattur (Tiruvallur District)
TN-19	Chengalpattu, Madurantakam (Kancheepuram District)
TN-20	Tiruvallur, Poonamalle (Tiruvallur District)
TN-21	Kancheepuram, Sriperumbudur (Kancheepuram District)	MDH, TNH, TDH, TCH, TAH
TN-22	Meenambakkam (Kancheepuram District)
TN-23	Vellore, Gudiyatham, Vaniyambadi (Vellore District)	MDJ,TNJ,TNM,TDJ, TAJ, TCJ, TAV
TN-24	Krishnagiri (Krishnagiri District)
TN-25	Tiruvannamalai, Arani (Tiruvannamalai District)	TAI
TN-28	Namakkal, Paramathivellore, Rasipuram (Namakkal District)
TN-29	Dharmapuri, Palacode (Dharmapuri District), Harur (Karur District)	MDD, TND, TDD, TCD, TAD
TN-30	Salem West, Omalur (Salem District)	MDS, MDL, TNS, TNL, TDS, TDL TDM, TDW, TCE, TCS, TAS, TAN, TAL, TAM, TLS, TN-27
TN-31	Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Virudhachalam, Neyveli (Cuddalore District)	MDF, TNF, TDF, TCF, TAF
TN-32	Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Ulundurpet (Villupuram District)
TN-33	Erode (Erode District)	TNQ,TDQ,TDX,TCQ, TAE,TAQ
TN-34	Tiruchencide (Namakkal District)
TN-36	Gobichettipalayam, Bhavani, Sathiyamangalam (Erode District)
TN-37	Coimbatore South (Coimbatore District)
TN-38	Coimbatore North (Coimbatore District)
TN-39	Tiruppur North, Avinashi (Tiruppur District)
TN-40	Mettupalayam (Coimbatore District)
TN-41	Pollachi (Coimbatore District)	TCI,TAP
TN-42	Tirupur South, Kangayam (Tiruppur District)
TN-43	Ooty, Gudalur (Nilgiris District)	MDN, TNN, TDN
TN-45	Thiruchirappalli, Thiruverumbur, Manapparai (Thiruchirappalli District)	MDY, MDG, TNY, TNG, TNX, TDG, TCY, TDY, TAY, TAX, TAK
TN-46	Perambalur (Perambalur District)
TN-47	Karur, Kulithalai (Karur District)
TN-48	Srirangam, Thuraiyur (Trichirappalli District)
TN-49	Thanjavur, Pattukottai (Thanjavur District)	MDO, TNO, TDO, TNZ, TCO, TAO, TLO
TN-50	Thiruvarur, Mannargudi (Thiruvarur District)
TN-51	Nagapattinam, Mayiladurai (Nagapattinam District)
TN-52	Sangari, Mettur (Salem District)
TN-54	Salem East (Salem District)
TN-55	Pudukottai, Aranthang (Pudukottai District)	TNP, TDP, TCP
TN-56	Perundurai (Erode District)
TN-57	Dindigul, Ottanchatram, Vadasandur, Batalagundu, Palani (Dindigul District)	TCL
TN-58	Madurai South, Thirumangalam (Madurai District)
TN-59	Madurai North, Vadipatti, Melur (Madurai District)	MDU, MDA, TNU, TNA, TNZ, TNW, TDU, TDA, TCU, TAU, TAZ, TAA, TDZ
TN-60	Theni, Uthamapalayam (Theni District)
TN-61	Ariyalur (Ariyalur District)
TN-63	Sivaganga, Karaigudi (Sivaganga District)	TCA
TN-64	Madurai Central (Madurai District)
TN-65	Ramanathapuram, Paramakudi (Ramanathapuram District)	MDR, TNR, TDR, TCR
TN-66	Coimbatore Central (Coimbatore District)	TLB, MDC, MDE, MDM, MDB, TNV, TNE, TNB, TNC, TCI, TCC, TDE, TDB,TDL,TDI, TAG,TCG, TAB,TAR, TDC,TLS
TN-67	Virudhunagar, Sivakasi, Srivilliputhur (Virudhunagar District)	TCM
TN-68	Kumbakonam (Thanjavur District)
TN-69	Tuticorin, Tiruchendur, Kovilpatti (Thoothukkudi District)	TAC
TN-70	Hosur (Krishnagiri District)
TN-72	Tirunelveli, Vallioor (Tirunelveli District)	MDT, MDI, TNI, TNT, TCT
TN-73	Ranipet, Arakonam (Vellore District)
TN-74	Nagercoil (Kanyakumari District)	MDK, TAT, TCK, TDT, TNK,TDK
TN-75	Marthandam (Kanyakumari District)
TN-76	Tenkasi, Ambasamuthiram, Sankarankoil (Tirunelveli District)
TN-77	Attur, Valapadi (Salem District)
TN-78	Dharapuram, Udumalpet (Tiruppur District)
TN-79	Sankarankoil (Tirunelveli District)
TN-81	Thiruchirapalli East, Thiruverumbur (Thiruchirapalli District)
TN-82	Maiyiladudurai/Mayiladuthurai, Sirkali (Nagapattinam District)
TN-83	Vaniyambadi, Tirupattur (Vellore District)
TN-84	Srivilliputhur, Sivakasi (Virudhunagar District)
TN-85	Kundrathur (Kancheepuram District)
TN-86	Erode West (Erode District)
TN-87	Sriperumbudur (Kancheepuram District)
TN-88	Namakkal South, Paramathi Velur (Namakkal District)
TN-90	Salem South (Salem District)
TN-91	Chidambaram, Neyveli, Vriddhachalam (Cuddalore District)
TN-92	Tiruchendur (Thoothukudi District)
TN-93	Mettur (Salem District)
TN-94	Palani, Ottanchatram (Dindigul District)
TN-95	Sivakasi, (Virudhunagar District)
TN-96	Kovilpatti (Thoothukkudi District)
TN-99	Coimbatore West (Coimbatore District)
TN-??G	Government Vehicles
TN-??N	Tamilnadu State Transport Vehicles	MSN, TMN, TML, TCB

QR code (Quick Response code)

Recently, I saw an advertisement of a car in a newspaper.  When I go through the advertisement I saw a strange image.  First time really I confused a lot about the image.

QR code, links to my blog

I couldn’t understand anything about it.  Again I read the ad.  That time I saw small description about it.  The description was like this “please download QR code reader and scan for e-brochure”.  This is the first time I here about the QR code.  I wished to know more about it.  Then I keenly searched in the Internet.

I got more information about the QR code.  In this moment I would like to share the information with you.

QR code is an acronym for Quick Response code.  QR code is a matrix bar-code (two dimensional).  Created by Denso Wave (Toyota’s subsidiary) in 1994.  Firstly it was used in the automotive industry for vehicle tracking.

Features

Normally a bar-code can store about 20 characters, QR code is capable of handling several hundreds of characters.  Maximum capacity of QR code for storing numeric, alphanumeric and binary data is 7089, 4296 and 2953 characters respectively.  Since QR code stores data in both horizontal and vertical direction, so printing space is small.  QR code has error correction capability, so data can restored even code is partially dirty or damaged.  QR code is capable of 360 degree high-speed reading.  User can decode QR code by using camera mobile phone with QR code reader software freely available in Internet.

Uses

Initially it was used for vehicle tracking in plants, but now it is using for various applications, including commercial tracking, product marketing, contact information, storing URL address, business cards, in shopping malls, air ticker, railway ticket, bus ticket ect.

Risk

There are some risks on QR codes, it stores data in encoded format, and so it is not easily readable with out using reader.  In mobile phones, reader has permission to access camera, Internet, update contact data and GPS and also there is a chance for sharing the information to malicious sites.  Risk include links to dangerous websites, etc

Above image contains URL link to my blog.

Vehicle Registration Number or Codes for Kerala, India

Numbering of vehicle in India is done at Regional/Sub Regional Transport Offices located in various states. Each vehicle number has prescribed format. Take an example of a vehicle number KL-01 AB 9999, where 'KL' denotes state code for Kerala State, '01' denotes RTOs code for Thiruvananthapuram, 'AB' denotes series and '9999' denotes running serial number between 1 and 9999.

In Kerala, there are 18 Regional Transport Offices and 47 Sub Regional Transport Offices. Kerala Motor Vehicle department had allotted a running serial number to each RTOs and SRTOs. You can find registration location of a vehicle with the help of the following table.

Regional Transport Offices
KL-01	Thiruvananthapuram
KL-02	Kollam
KL-03	Pathanamthitta
KL-04	Alapuzha
KL-05	Kottayam
KL-06	Idukki
KL-07	Ernakulam
KL-08	Thrissur
KL-09	Palakkad
KL-10	Malappuram
KL-11	Kozhikkode
KL-12	Wayanad
KL-13	Kannur
KL-14	Kasargod
KL-15	Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, Thiruvananthapuram
KL-16	Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram
KL-17	Muvattupuzha, Ernakulam
KL-18	Vadakara, Kozhikkode
Sub Regional Transport Offices
KL-19	Parassala, Thiruvananthapuram
KL-20	Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram
KL-21	Nedumangad, Thiruvananthapuram
KL-22	Kazhakuttam, Thiruvananthapuram
KL-23	Karunagappally, Kollam
KL-24	Kottarakara, Kollam
KL-25	Punalur, Kollam
KL-26	Adoor, Pathanamthitta
KL-27	Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta
KL-28	Mallappally, Pathanamthitta
KL-29	Kayamkulam, Alappuzha
KL-30	Chengannur, Alappuzha
KL-31	Mavelikkara, Alappuzha
KL-32	Cherthala, Alappuzha
KL-33	Changanassery, Kottayam
KL-34	Kanjirappally, Kottayam
KL-35	Palai, Kottayam
KL-36	Vaikom, Kottayam
KL-37	Vandiperiyar, Idukki
KL-38	Thodupuzha, Idukki
KL-39	Thripunithura, Ernakulam
KL-40	Perumbavoor, Ernakulam
KL-41	Aluva, Ernakulam
KL-42	North Paravoor, Ernakulam
KL-43	Mattanchery, Ernakulam
KL-44	Kothamangalam, Ernakulam
KL-45	Irinjalakuda, Thrissur
KL-46	Guruvayur, Thrissur
KL-47	Kodungallur, Thrissur
KL-48	Wadakkanchery, Thrissur
KL-49	Alathur, Palakkad
KL-50	Mannarkkad, Palakkad
KL-51	Ottappalam, Palakkad
KL-52	Pattambi, Palakkad
KL-53	Perinthalmanna, Malappuram
KL-54	Ponnani, Malappuram
KL-55	Thirur, Malappuram
KL-56	Koilnady, Kozhikkode
KL-57	Koduvally, Kozhikkode
KL-58	Thalassery, Kannur
KL-59	Thaliparamba, Kannur
KL-60	Kanhangad, Kasargod
KL-61	Kunnathur, Kollam
KL-62	Ranni, Pathanamthitta
KL-63	Angamali, Ernakulam
KL-64	Chalakkudy, Thrissur
KL-65	Thirurangadi, Malappuram
KL-66	Kuttanadu, Alapuzha
KL-67	Uzhavoor, Kottayam
KL-68	Devikulam, Idukki
KL-69	Udubanchola, Idukki
KL-70	Chittur, Palakkad
KL-71	Nilambur, Malappuram
KL-72	Mananthavady, Wayanad
KL-73	Sulthanbathery, Wayanad
KL-74	Kattakada, Thiruvananthapuram
KL-75	Thriprayar, Thrissur
KL-76	Nanmanda, Kozhikode
KL-77	Perambra, Kozhikode
KL-78	Iritty, Kannur
KL-79	Vellarikundu, Kasaragod

Old System

In old system of vehicle registration, each vehicle number consist of a combination of 3 alphabet and followed by a running number between 1 and 9999. Take an example of a vehicle number KBT 9999, where 'K' denotes state code for Kerala, 'B' denotes a series fixed by Kerala Motor Vehicle Department (alphabets L, R, E, B, C are used), 'T' denotes district code for Trivandrum. You can find location of a old vehicle with the help of the following table.

District	Codes
Thiruvananthapuram	T, V
Kollam	Q, U
Pathanamthitta	B
Alappuzha	A, Y
Kottayam	K, O
Idukki	I
Ernakulam	E, F
Thrissur	H, R
Pallakkad	P, G
Malappuram	M, L
Kozhikkode	Z, D
Wayanad	W
Kannur	C, N
Kasargod	S
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation	X