GST State Code 20 — Jharkhand

How to Read a GSTIN Starting With 20

A GSTIN is 15 characters, and the state code is only the first two. Here is what each part of a Jharkhand GSTIN carries:

Position	Value	Meaning
1–2	20	State code — Jharkhand. This is the part that identifies where the registration sits.
3–12	PAN	The 10-character PAN of the business or person registered.
13	1–9, A–Z	How many registrations that PAN holds in Jharkhand. Usually 1.
14	Z	Fixed. Always Z in a valid GSTIN.
15	check digit	A checksum over the first 14 characters. This is what catches a typo.

Two GSTINs beginning 20 therefore belong to two different businesses registered in Jharkhand — the state code alone never identifies a company. To find out who a number belongs to, look up the GSTIN.

Does a Supply From Jharkhand Attract CGST + SGST or IGST?

The state code is what decides this, and getting it wrong is one of the most common invoicing errors.

• Buyer also in Jharkhand (place of supply code 20) — the supply is intra-state. Charge CGST + SGST, split equally.
• Buyer in any other state or UT — the supply is inter-state. Charge IGST at the full rate instead.

Compare the first two digits of your GSTIN with the first two of the buyer's and the answer follows. Our GST calculator works out the split for you, and place of supply explains the cases where the buyer's address is not the deciding factor.

Codes Near 20

Codes are frequently misread by a digit. These are the ones either side:

Code	State / UT	Alpha
17	Meghalaya	ML
18	Assam	AS
19	West Bengal	WB
21	Odisha	OD
22	Chhattisgarh	CG
23	Madhya Pradesh	MP

All 38 GST State Codes

Code 20 is one of 38 state and union territory codes. The complete GST state code list has every one, searchable, with free Excel and PDF downloads you can paste straight into your own sheets.