Nigerians in India
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  | |
 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 50,000[1][2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| New Delhi · Mumbai · Chennai · Bangalore · Kolkata · Jaipur · Kanpur · Hyderabad · Lucknow · Ranchi · Visakhapatnam · Raipur · Ahmedabad · Ludhiana · Patna · Bhubaneswar · Mysore · Faridabad | |
| Languages | |
| Igbo · Nigerian English · Other languages of Nigeria · Indian languages | |
| Religion | |
| Protestantism, Roman Catholicism and Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Nigerian people |
Nigerians in India form one of the largest African communities in the country. As of November 2013, there were about 10,000 Nigerians living and working in india, and now as of 2024 there are around 50,000 Nigerians living and working in India. They live in cities such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kanpur, Hyderabad and Lucknow .[1][2]
It is estimated that there are more than 2,500 Nigerians living in Delhi, 3,000 in Bangalore, and with another 4,000 spread across the rest of the country. Neither the Indian police nor the Nigerian High Commission has details of the number of Nigerians currently residing in India.[3] Many Nigerians are also found in several unauthorized colonies like Munirka, Uttam Nagar and Mukherjee Nagar.[4]
Inter-ethnic relations
Some Nigerians enter India illegally via Bangladesh.[5][6]
Many Nigerians associate themselves with crime mainly drug trafficking and financial fraud; around 500 Nigerians are held in various jails across India.[2]
