Hindu enclave

A Hindu Enclave is a type of religious enclave in which the Hindu proportion of the population of an area is significant in Europe, North America and Oceania, with many Hindu enclaves even being a plurality or an absolute majority. Hindu enclaves are related to, but are not directly synonymous with ethnic enclaves and little Indias. Hindu enclaves are prominently found in countries such as Canada, Australia and New Zealand, with countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, Pakistan and others also having significant Hindu enclaves in the present day.
Background
Hinduism has over one billion adherents, over 15% of the world's population and making it the third largest religion in the world. Three countries currently have a Hindu majority(India, Nepal and Mauritius), however roughly 18 million Hindus live outside of these three Hindu majority countries.
List of Hindu Enclaves by Region
Hindu enclaves are sorted by type of division. If the largest Hindu enclave in the country is not a province/district, it is listed by city(followed by suburb/towns and then small villages/areas)
Bangladesh
Hindus in Bangladesh make up almost 10% of the total population. Hindu presence is most prevalent in the division of Sylhet. See Hinduism in Bangladesh
*Khulna Division(12.85% Hindu)
*Rangpur Division(13.21% Hindu)
**Denpasar(65.95%)
Malaysia
The Hindu population in Malaysia number over 1.75 million as of the 2010 census(6.3% of the total population). See Hinduism in Malaysia
*Negeri Sembilan(13.4% Hindu)
*Selangor(11.6% Hindu)
*Perak(10.9% Hindu)
North America
Canada
Hinduism makes up roughly 1.5% of the Canadian population, being centered in the province of Ontario, making up almost 3% of the province's population, as of the 2011 census. See Hinduism in Canada
*Brampton(63,390 people, or 12.16% Hindu)
**Springdale, Brampton
Australia
2016 Census data is used for the below. If the percentage of Hindus is above 10% in a suburb or LGA, it qualifies to be a Hindu enclave. See Hinduism in Australia
Strathfield
*Strathfield (16.4% Hindu)
Temples/Cultural Centres in Strathfield:
*Shirdi Sai Temple
Parramatta
*City of Parramatta (11.3% Hindu)
**Harris Park (44.8%)
**Westmead (40.8%, Split with Cumberland)
**Wentworthville (34.9%, Split with Cumberland)
**Parramatta (28.5%)
**Rosehill (24.0%)
**Toongabbie (22.0%, Split with Cumberland and City of Blacktown)
**Granville (15.6%, Split with Cumberland)
Temples/Cultural Centres in Parramatta:
*Sydney Murugan Temple
*BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
*Sydney Shakti Temple, Cultural and Educational Centre
Cumberland
*Cumberland (10.2% Hindu)
**Girraween (42.5%)
**Wentworthville (34.9%, Split with City of Parramatta)
Temples/Cultural Centres in Cumberland:
*Sri Mandir

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