Till now you must have heard people calling Canada second India or second Punjab, the population of Indians is so high that foreigners are mostly seen roaming around. But do you know that about 6 lahks Indians also live in the Harris Park area of Australia? Yes, and now keeping in mind their population, the Australian government has announced that the Sydney suburb of Harris Park will be known as 'Little India'.
Hearing this, your chest must have swelled with pride! But it is true, let us tell you that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a tour of Australia including the G-7 summit, and is on a visit to Papua New Guinea. It was announced by Modiji himself, according to reports, three streets in Sydney are being collectively named Little India. Let us tell you some special things about this place.
How is this 'Little India' of Australia?
Harris Park in Western Australia will now be known as 'Little India'. Tell me, every Indian going to Australia must pass through this area once, Indians like this place so much that they spend half of their trip here. It is estimated that every second person living here is an Indian. Tourists who want to experience India in Australia must visit here once.
Wigram Street has hundreds of Indian shops
The most prominent commercial and attractive area of Harris Park is on Wigram Street. Many Indian grocery stores, shops, spice shops, clothing, and jewelry shops are also located here. The shops do not end here, there are many Indian cafes and restaurants, people living in Australia love the street food here so much that thousands of people throng here every day. The good thing is that Indians living abroad also celebrate festivals like Diwali, Holi with great pomp.
More than 6 lakh Indians live here
More than 6 lahks Indians live in Australia's Little India, about 45 percent of the total population of Little India. 15 percent of people speak Gujarati, 11 percent Hindi and 5 percent people speak Punjabi. The rest of the population is settled by people from different states of India. As soon as you reach here you will feel like you are in Mini India.
Little India has the largest number of Indians
Little India has 45.4 percent, Nepal 5.9 per cent, China 4.2 per cent, Lebanon 2.8 per cent, and the Philippines 2.3 per cent.
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