Mahatma Gandhi District

The Mahatma Gandhi District is an ethnic enclave in Houston, Texas, United States, named after Mahatma Gandhi, consisting predominantly of Indian and Pakistani restaurants and shops and having a large South Asian population.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: ethnic enclave in Houston, Texas, United States
  • Also known as: “Hillcroft” and “Mahatma Gandhi District, Houston”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Darband Shishkabob and Westcroft Center.

Restaurant
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is a restaurant.

Commercial area
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is a commercial area.

School
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is a publicly funded secondary school located in Southwest Houston, , . It is part of the Houston Independent School District, the seventh largest school district in the United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Briargrove and Bellaire.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in Houston, , United States, near . was established in the 1950s with one-story ranch homes built in the 1950s and 1960s. is situated 2 miles north of Mahatma Gandhi District.

Town
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is a city in southwestern , United States, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 17,202. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Mahatma Gandhi District.

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Uptown is in , though nobody in Houston has used that term since about 1970 - it's generally referred to as "The Galleria", or to motorists at I-610 and U.S. 59 as the highway to avoid.

Mahatma Gandhi District

Latitude
29.7203° or 29° 43′ 13″ north
Longitude
-95.49669° or 95° 29′ 48″ west
Open location code
76X6PGC3+48
Open­Street­Map ID
way 990946438
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q14914641
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In Other Languages

From Hindi to Telugu—“Mahatma Gandhi District” goes by many names.
  • Hindi: “महात्मा गाँधी जिला”
  • Malayalam: “മഹാത്മാ ഗാന്ധി ജില്ല”
  • Telugu: “మహాత్మా గాంధీ జిల్లా”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Gulfton and Sharpstown.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Masjid Khulafa’a Rashideen and Sanatan Shiv Shakti Mandir.

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