About Preta Village

Preta is a large village in Bashohli tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,200, made up of 1,675 males and 1,525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Preta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Preta village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Bashohli
Pincode	184201
Area (hectares)	1172 hectares
Population	3,200
Male Population	1,675
Female Population	1,525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Preta compares

By the 2011 count Preta is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents. Its 1172 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Preta

Preta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Preta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Preta from other places

Preta lies about 8.4 km from Bashohli, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 22 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 Preta
Tehsil headquarters	Bashohli	8.4 km
Nearest railway station	Kathua	22 km
Nearest town	Sujānpur	26 km

Villages closest to Preta

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

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Common questions about Preta

As per the Census of India 2011, Preta village had a population of 3,200. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents.

Preta village has 1,675 males and 1,525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Preta has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Preta is 184201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Preta covers 1172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Preta falls under Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Preta is Kathua, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Preta.

Preta is about 8.4 km from Bashohli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Preta is in Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district. Bashohli is about 8.4 km away. Kathua is about 22 km away. Sujānpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.