ISBN registration group
ISBN group 978-81 — India
ISBNs beginning 978-81 are issued for India. The group identifier has 2 digits.
Registrant (publisher) ranges
| Registrant range | Registrant digits | Publication digits | Titles per registrant | Registrants in range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00–16 | 2 | 5 | 100,000 | 17 |
| 17000–17999 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 1,000 |
| 180000–189999 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10,000 |
| 19000–19999 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 1,000 |
| 200–647 | 3 | 4 | 10,000 | 448 |
| 6480–6699 | 4 | 3 | 1,000 | 220 |
| 6700–6799 | 4 | 3 | 1,000 | 100 |
| 68000–68499 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 500 |
| 685000–689999 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 5,000 |
| 69000–69999 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 1,000 |
| 7000–8499 | 4 | 3 | 1,000 | 1,500 |
| 85000–89999 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 5,000 |
| 900000–999999 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 100,000 |
Shorter registrant numbers are issued to larger publishers (more publication digits = more titles).
Reading an ISBN from this group
Every ISBN in this group starts 978-81-. The next digits are the registrant; look up which range the following seven digits fall into to know how long the registrant element is. For example, if the registrant has 2 digits, the publication element has 5 digits, then comes the check digit.
Where authors get ISBNs
| Country | Agency | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| India | Raja Rammohun Roy National Agency for ISBN | Free |
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Sources & data
- International ISBN Agency RangeMessage (Fri, 2 Oct 2026 16:08:21 UTC).