What is MICR code, where it is used ?

MICR stands for Magnetic Ink Character Recognition. This is a 9 digit code to identify the location of the bank branch. The MICR Code is a numeric code that uniquely identifies a bank-branch participating in the ECS Credit scheme. The MICR Code allotted to a bank branch is printed on the MICR cheques issued by bank branches.

The MICR code consists of 9 Characters : (e.g 600002066)
First 3 characters represent the city (600002066 )
Next 3 characters represents the bank (600002066)
Last 3 character denotes the branch identity (600002066 )

How to find the MICR code of the branch?

If MICR code is not known, use this link, to get MICR code of any bank branches in India