Know your Pan Card

I came to know about some useful information related to our Pan Card and want to share with you all.
Sample Pan Card Number: AAPFA3421J
In this Pan Card Number, we can divide this number into five parts-

1) AAP- It is an alphabetic series from AAA to ZZZ.
2) F- It represents status of Pan Card Holder.
3) A- It represents first character of Pan Card holders last name/sur name.
4) 3421- They are sequential numbers from 0001 to 9999.
5) J- It is an alphabetic check digit.

The status of Pan Card holder can be-
a) C- Company
b) P- Person
c) H- HUF(Hindu Undivided Family)
d) F- Firm
e) A- Association of Persons(AOP)
f) T- AOP(Trust)
g) B- Body of INdividuals(BOI)
h) L- Local Authority
i) J- Artificial Juridicial Person
j) G- Government

I hope it is a very useful information for us.