houstonarearealtors.comMahatma Gandhi District
ethnic enclave in Houston, Texas, United States
The Mahatma Gandhi District (popularly known as Harwin, Hillcroft or occasionally Little India) 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.
The area is commonly referred to by locals as "Harwin," after Harwin Drive, a major thoroughfare which houses much of the Mahatma Gandhi district, and "Hillcroft", after Hillcroft Avenue, the road which intersects with I-69, is the main entrance to the district for the population in Sugar Land and Missouri City, and hosts many of the popular south Asian businesses in the district.
