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India travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit India: travel advice level, plug type C/D, 230V, emergency 112, currency INR.

📷 New Delhi · Navonildutta4 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

Avoid all travel to parts Updated 2026-10-07

Latest change (original, English)
This travel advice has been reviewed for accuracy, with minor amendments made throughout, including updated information on access permits, scams, trekking in India, air and rail travel, India-Pakistan border area and Western India and healthcare in India (‘Entry requirements’,‘Safety and security’ a

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalNew Delhi
CurrencyINR
LanguagesHindi, English
Calling code+91
Emergency numbers112 · 108 · 100 · 101
Plug typesType C, Type D
Voltage230 V
Driving sideLeft
Population1.3B
Type CType D

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About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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