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Bank Of India Kolkata Kolkata West Bengal MICR CODE

Find MICR Codes for Bank Of India Kolkata Kolkata West Bengal

MICR Code
Bank Bank Of India
Business Hours
Mode Of Payment Cash,Cheque,Demand Draft and Net banking
Branch Kolkatta Main
Contact Shri P. Panda, Sr. Manager, Tel:06767-273387
Bank Details Bank Of India Kolkatta Main BKID0004000
Location Kolkata, Kolkata
City Kolkata
District Kolkata
State West Bengal
Pincode 700001
Country IN
Address Kolkatta main,23a-b, netaji subash r,post box no. 220,,kolkata,700001,west bengal
Note: The working hours listed are generalized for all banks. Please take a note that the bank timings may vary from branch to branch. As per guidelines issued by Reserve Bank of India, banks will not be operational on 2nd and 4th Saturdays and all Sundays of a month.

How does MICR code 0 for Kolkatta Main branch help to speed up the cheque clearing process?

In manual clearing of cheques, many errors may occur and the whole process is quite time consuming. The MICR technology speeds up the processing of cheque as it reduces manual efforts of sorting. Thus the 0 of BOI, Kolkatta Main branch makes the system almost error free and faster. Use of BOI MICR codes for Kolkatta Main branch, makes the characters readable even if there are other marks and stamps on it.

MICR code for Bank Of India Kolkatta Main

Bank Of India MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) code is a machine readable code used for processing and clearance of cheques. BOI MICR code for Kolkatta Main is a 9 digit code, in which first 3 digit represents the city code, next 3 digit to bank code and later 3 digit to branch code. 0 is the MICR code of Bank Of India for Kolkatta Main branch. MICR code for Kolkatta Main branch includes document type indicator, bank code, cheque number, etc. When a cheque goes for clearing, this code is read by a magnetic reader and then automatically sorted. MICR code for BOI Kolkatta Main is presented in the table alongside.

Use of BOI MICR code for Kolkatta Main branch in kolkata

The MICR code 0 is used in RBI cheque clearing process to identify the branch Kolkatta Main and BOI bank for clearing processes. The MICR characters, which are printed using magnetic ink, are passed before a MICR reader. Initially the ink gets magnetized and when it is read, each character produces a unique waveform which can be easily identified. MICR code of Bank Of India is typically in either of these two font’s: E-138 and CMC-7.