India.

230 V · 50 Hz on Type D, Type C, Type M.

The round-pin Type D socket, rated 5 A, is the classic fitting, with the heavier Type M handling 15 A loads like air conditioners; two-pin Type C europlugs squeeze into many outlets too. At 230 V and 50 Hz the voltage matches Europe, so continental visitors usually need nothing more than a Type D adapter.

The voltage window

A nominal 230 V supply may legitimately sit anywhere between 207 and 253 V (±10%). Dual-voltage gear (marked 100–240 V) shrugs at all of it.

Grid facts verified against IEC World Plugs — India. Prose is our own.

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Coming here from somewhere else?

Pack an adapter — India runs 230 V 50 Hz on Type D, Type C, Type M — and your 120 V appliances need to be dual-voltage or transformed, adapter or not.

  • Type A needs an adapter

    India's Type D / Type C / Type M sockets don't take a Type A plug.

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  • Type B needs an adapter

    India's Type D / Type C / Type M sockets don't take a Type B plug.

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Faces drawn to scale from pin dimensions · verdicts are physical fit + voltage math, not safety advice — when in doubt, ask the hardware store, not the internet.