Editing India Post (section)

===After independence in 1947===
Since [[Indian independence movement|India became independent]] in 1947, the postal service continues to function on a nationwide basis, providing a variety of services. The structure of the organization has the directorate at its apex; below it are circle offices, regional offices, the superintendent's offices, head post offices, sub-post offices and branch offices. In April 1959, the Indian Postal Department adopted the motto "Service before help"; it revised its logo in September 2008.<ref name="indiapost.gov.in">{{Cite report|url=http://www.indiapost.gov.in/Report/Annual_Report_2008-2009.pdf|title=Annual Report 2009-09|work=India Post|access-date=14 April 2016|archive-date=25 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425200104/http://indiapost.gov.in/Report/Annual_Report_2008-2009.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Yogayog Bhawan 1.jpg|thumb|Yogayog Bhawan (head office of the West Bengal wing of India Post), at Chittaranjan Avenue, [[Bowbazar]], [[Kolkata]].]]
The number of post offices was 23,344 when India became independent in 1947 and these were primarily in urban areas. The number increased to 165,000 {{As of|2016|alt=in}} 2025 and 90% of these were in rural areas.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indiapost.gov.in/VAS/Pages/AboutUs/PostOfficeNetwork.aspx |work=India Post|title=Post Office Network}}</ref>