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About Preshi Village

Preshi is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 201 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Preshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Preshi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175046
Area (hectares) 139 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 201
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Preshi compares

By the 2011 count Preshi is the 19th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Preshi

Preshi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Preshi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Preshi from other places

Preshi lies about 40 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 30 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Preshi
Nearest town Sundarnagar 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 26 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 30 km
District headquarters Mandi 40 km

Villages closest to Preshi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nihri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Preshi

As per the Census of India 2011, Preshi village had a population of 396. That makes it the 19th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Preshi village has 201 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Preshi has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Preshi is 175046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Preshi covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Preshi falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Preshi is Summer Hill, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Preshi.

Preshi is about 40 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Preshi is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 24 km away. Nihri is about 26 km away. Summer Hill is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rohara (under 2 km), Charkhari (under 2 km) and Sarcha (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Preshi today is likely to be higher.

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