A small number live in Indian states restricted zone

I believe the answer is:

nogoarea

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'restricted zone' is the definition.
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'a small number live in indian states' is the wordplay.
'a small number' becomes 'no' (abbreviation for 'number'; 'small' indicates an abbreviation).
'live' becomes 'go' (synonyms).
'in indian states' becomes 'area' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'no'+'go'+'area'='NO-GO AREA'

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