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Mumbai contains the largest red light district in Asia, in the neighborhood of Kamathipura. Kamathipura is estimated to have over five thousand sex workers, who are identified as male, female, and transgender. [2] Of the estimated five thousand sex workers located in Kamathipura the majority are assumed to be victims of sex trafficking. [2]
Till then, as previous 1864 Census figures for Mumbai indicate, other areas had a larger population of prostitutes, like Girgaon (1,044), Phanaswadi (1,323) and Oomburkharee (1,583) compared with Kamathipura (601), all which declined after 1864. [8] In the nineteenth century the area developed in the main red light district of the city of Mumbai.
Budhwar Peth is a business area particularly for electrical goods market, books and traditional items. Places of interest include; Tambdi Jogeshwari Temple, N.M.V High School, part of Laxmi Road, the main shopping area of inner Pune, Appa Balwant Chowk and Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati temple, which is believed to be the richest amongst all Ganesh Temples with the Lord Ganesha icon laden with ...
Manningham – the red light district is situated around Lumb Lane and Manningham Lane and was featured in the TV series Band of Gold. [250] Huddersfield. Great Northern Street [251] Leeds. Chapeltown – the traditional red light-area was around the Spencer Place and Avenue Hill streets. This has diminished in importance since the emergence of ...
The operation resulted in nearly 1,000 arrests, including more than 130 for prostitution-related offenses. Nearly 300 buildings have been inspected, resulting in 18 vacate orders and two locations ...
The British shut down all the graveyards in the area and built many theatres (play-houses). [10] Many of these theaters, over a century old, now show classic Hindi films or adult movies, catering to migrant labourers and low-income sex workers from the nearby red-light district, i.e. Kamathipura. [11]
Budhwar Peth, Pune: India's third largest red-light district with home to around 5,000 sex workers and 700 brothels. [6] [7] [63] 4. Chaturbhuj Sthan, Muzaffarpur: A red-light district in Bihar with around 3,500 sex workers. [6] [7] [64] 5. Shivdaspur, Uttar Pradesh: A town in Varanasi district with a red-light district housing approximately ...
A red-light district or pleasure district is a part of an urban area where a concentration of prostitution and sex-oriented businesses, such as sex shops, strip clubs, and adult theaters, are found. In most cases, red-light districts are particularly associated with female street prostitution , though in some cities, these areas may coincide ...