Preet Vihar

Preet Vihar is a residential colony and one of the 3 administrative subdivision of the East Delhi district in India. It also has a well known commercial complex near the Preet Vihar Metro station on Vikas Marg.

Preet Vihar
subdistrict
Preet Vihar
Location in new Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28.6380°N 77.2936°E / 28.6380; 77.2936
Country India
StateDelhi
DistrictEast Delhi
Government
  BodyMunicipal Corporation Of Delhi
Languages
  OfficialHindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
110092
Telephone code91-11-2201xxxx
Nearest cityGhaziabad
Lok Sabha constituencyEast Delhi
Member of Lok SabhaGautam Gambhir
Vidhan Sabha constituency59-Vishwas Nagar
Member of Legislative AssemblyOm Prakash Sharma (politician)
Civic agencyEDMC
Municipal Ward020-E Preet Vihar

Composition

Preet Vihar is an upscale residential area in East Delhi District of Delhi. It is a well-established colony in the eastern part of Delhi, minutes away from Connaught Place, considered the heart of Delhi. The area is known for Shiv Mandir, the shops and educational institutes located here. The main road of Preet Vihar caters to most banks and top jewelry brands. It has residential buildings that offer very good accommodation. Preet Vihar includes Block A-G, Nirman Vihar, Bharti Artists' Colony and Madhuban Enclave.

Outlets of all well-known brands are situated in Preet Vihar with a variety of fashion collections on display. Innumerable restaurants and food joints dot the area. Crowded with a number of small and big shops and a large mall, this district is considered one of the best commercial and residential hubs in Delhi.

Blocks

There are seven blocks that makeup Preet Vihar, named A through G; G Block is the largest, with around 365 to 370 homes.

There are many popular landmarks in and around Preet Vihar such as Karkardooma District Court, PSK (Poorva Sanskrti Kendra), Scope Tower, Gufa Wala Mandir (temple), Digambar Jain Mandir, Mahavir Swami Jain Mandir, Park End Masjid, V3S Mall, Metro Station, NIIT Center, Mahindra First Choice Showroom and others. There are also popular landmarks in and around Preet Vihar such as Metro Hospital and Cancer Institute.

Preet Vihar is also home to a branch of Domino's Pizza, Nirula's, Bikanervala, Bercos, Th Salt Cafe and many more eating joints.

There are many institutes (coaching centres, Language institutes, computer institutes etc.) in the locality. These include Career Launcher,Aldine Ventures Pvt. Ltd. ,Aakash Institute, Achievers Point, NIIT, Aptech, Guitarmonk, Ftech and others.

All top jewellery brands like Tanishq, Kalyan Jewellers, P C Jewellers, and Mehrasons; and electronic showrooms including Futureworld (Apple) and Croma are present in the locality.

Recently, fashion brands such as Westside have opened up in Preet Vihar also.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) building is an important landmark in Preet Vihar and there are well-known schools located here serving the community residing in this suburb area of Delhi on the other side of the Yamuna River.

Connectivity

Anand Vihar Interstate Bus Terminal (ISBT) is the nearest bus depot, at a distance of approximately 4 km (2.5 mi).

The nearest metro station is Preet Vihar Station itself, which connects to various other parts of Delhi.

Place Distance from Preet Vihar
ITO6 km or 3.8 miles
CP10 km or 6 miles
Indira Gandhi International Airport30 km or 18.5 miles
New Delhi Railway Station10 km
Anand Vihar4 km or 2.5 miles

Preet Vihar Commercial Complex

It houses many shops and offices and is one of the premier markets for the sale/purchase of second-hand cars in East Delhi. The complex also houses many stockbroking units such as that of India Infoline Ltd and Karvy. Career Launcher too has its own office. There are a few software development firms, builders, property dealers and DSA for home loans and loan against property, apple store and Service center, APN IT Experts Pvt. ltd, Panacea Tech, etc. located in the complex as well,

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