Little India (also known as Indian Street, India Bazaar, or India Town) is an Indian or South Asian sociocultural environment outside India or the Indian subcontinent. It especially refers to an area with a significant concentration of South Asian residents and a diverse collection of Indian businesses. Frequently, Little Indias have Hindu temples, mosques, and gurdwaras. They may also host celebrations of national and religious festivals and serve as gathering places for South Asians. As such, they are microcosms of India. Little Indias are often tourist attractions and are frequented by fans of Indian cuisine, Indian culture, Indian clothing, Indian music, and Indian cinema.
North America
Canada
British Columbia
Metro Vancouver
Little India, Newton, Surrey
Punjabi Market, the oldest Little India in North America
Manitoba
Mandalay Drive, Winnipeg
Ontario
Greater Toronto Area
Gerrard India Bazaar
Argyle, London
Quebec
Park Extension, Montreal
United States
Arizona
India Plaza, East Apache Boulevard, Tempe
California
Little India, Artesia
Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles
Black Mountain Road, San Diego
San Francisco Bay Area
Fremont
El Camino Real, Sunnyvale
Santa Clara
University Avenue, Berkeley
Florida
Baymeadows Road, Jacksonville
South Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando
East Fowler Avenue, Tampa
Oakland Park Boulevard, Sunrise
Georgia
Global Mall, Jimmy Carter Boulevard, Norcross
Lawrenceville Highway, Decatur
Illinois
Devon Avenue, Chicago
East Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg
Mall of India, Illinois Route 59, Naperville
Ogden Avenue, Naperville
Maryland
New Hampshire Avenue, Takoma Park
Massachusetts
Moody Street, Waltham
Route 9, Shrewsbury, Westborough, Grafton
Cambridge St, Burlington
New Jersey
New Jersey, and Middlesex County in Central New Jersey), are home to by far the highest per capita Indian American populations of any U.S. state and U.S. county, respectively, at 3.9% and 14.1%, by 2013 U.S. Census estimates.
Carteret – 13.6%(2012)
Cranbury CDP – 11.5%(2012)
Cranbury Township – 10.5%(2012)
East Windsor – 16.6%
Edison – 36.2%
Franklin – 14.6%(2012)
Fords – 11.1%(2012)
Iselin – 45.1%
Monroe Township, New Jersey – 11.6% (2016) By 2022, the Indian population was approaching one-third of Monroe Township’s population.
North Brunswick – 16.5%
Parsippany – 24.8%
Piscataway – 18.3%
Plainsboro – 44.7%
Robbinsville CDP – 15.7%(2012)
Secaucus – 22.9%
South Brunswick – 36.3%
West Windsor – 33.8%
Woodbridge – 16.7%
India Square
India Square, also known as Little Gujarat, is a commercial and restaurant district in Bombay, on Newark Avenue, in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. The area is home to the highest concentration of Asian Indians in the Western Hemisphere, and is a rapidly growing Indian American ethnic enclave within the New York metropolitan area. The neighborhood is centered on Newark Avenue, between Tonnele Avenue and JFK Boulevard, and is considered to be part of the larger Journal Square District. This area has been home to the largest outdoor Navratri festivities in New Jersey as well as several Hindu temples. This portion of Newark Avenue is lined with groceries including Patel Brothers and Subzi Mandi Cash & Carry, electronics vendors, video stores, clothing stores, and restaurants and is one of the busier pedestrian areas of this part of the city, often stopping traffic for hours.
Oak Tree Road (Edison/Iselin)
Oak Tree Road is a rapidly growing South Asian-focused commercial strip in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The Oak Tree Road strip runs for about one-and-a-half miles through Edison and neighboring Iselin, New Jersey, near the area's sprawling Chinatown and Koreatown. Little India in Edison and Iselin is the largest and most diverse South Asian cultural hub in the United States. The zone is home to approximately 400 South Asian establishments and businesses, including dining, apparel and electronics retailing, and entertainment. Around 60 Indian and Pakistani restaurants are found in the area. In Middlesex County, election ballots are printed in Gujarati, Hindi, and Punjabi as well.
New York
Capital District
Menands
Long Island
Central Broadway, Hicksville
New York City
Manhattan
Lexington Avenue, in the neighborhood of Rose Hill, between 27th and 29th streets (growing preponderance of South Indian cuisine), has become known as Curry Hill as a result of the presence of old Kalustyan's spice shop
East 6th Street, between 1st and 2nd avenues, also with many restaurants, and known as Curry Row.
Queens
Hillside Avenue, Floral Park
74th Street, Jackson Heights
Liberty Avenue, Richmond Hill
Western New York
3rd Street, Niagara Falls
North Carolina
Charlotte area
Pineville-Matthews Road, Pineville
Raleigh–Durham–Chapel Hill area
East Chatham Street, Cary
Morrisville
Ohio
Columbus area
Sawmill Road, Dublin
Pennsylvania
Millbourne/Upper Darby
Texas
Belt Line Road, Richardson
Irving
Mahatma Gandhi District, Houston
Eldorado Parkway, Frisco
Evers, Fredericksburg, and Wurzbach Roads near University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
Africa
Mauritius
South Africa
Sparks and Brickfields Roads, Overport, Durban
Fordsburg, Johannesburg
Asia
Bahrain
Bab Al Bahrain Avenue, Manama Souq, Manama
Hong Kong
Chungking Mansions, Hong Kong
Indonesia
Pasar Baru, Jakarta
Kampung Madras, Medan
Japan
Nishi-Kasai, Edogawa, Tokyo
Malaysia
Little India, (Jalan Tengku Kelana), Klang
Brickfields (Jalan Tun Sambanthan), Kuala Lumpur
Jalan Welman, Pekan Lama Rawang, Rawang, Selangor
Jalan Masjid India, Kuala Lumpur
Little India, Penang
Paya Besar, Kulim, Kedah
Jalan Taming Sari, Taiping, Perak
Little India, Ipoh, Perak
Jalan Bendahara - Jalan Temenggong intersection in Bandar Hilir, Melaka
Little India, Malacca
Jalan Yam Tuan, Seremban
Jalan Trus, Johor Bahru, Johor
Jalan India (formerly known as Kling Street), Kuching, Sarawak
Myanmar
Mugal Road, Yangon
Philippines
United Nations Avenue, Paco, Manila
Saudi Arabia
Al Hara, Riyadh
Al Azzizeyah, Jeddah
Singapore
Little India
Thailand
Phahurat, Bangkok
Thanon Pan, Silom, Bangkok
Indra Square, Bangkok
United Arab Emirates
In the UAE, Indians constitute more than 27% of the population. Here are some areas with a comparatively larger concentration of Indians.
Bur Dubai, Dubai
Al Karama, Dubai
Satwa, Dubai
Ras al-Khaimah
Sharjah
Umm al-Quwain
Fujairah
Abu Dhabi
Ajman
Oman
The Sultanate of Oman is home to many expatriates, of which Indians form the largest constituency. The southeastern side of the business district of Ruwi is known as Muscat's Little India.
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Ruwi
Europe
France
Paris, La Chapelle and around Gare du Nord
Germany
Frankfurt, on the corner of Münchner and Weser street.
Italy
Via Principe Amedeo, 303/305, 00185 Roma, Italy
Spain
Calle de Lavapiés, 28012 Madrid, Spain, Lavapiés, Madrid
The Netherlands
The Hague, Paul Krügerlaan, Transvaal (shopping street)
Norway
Tøyengata and Oslo
United Kingdom
Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire
Blackburn, Lancashire
Brent, London
Brick Lane, London
Ealing, London
East Ham, London
Forest Gate, London
Green Street, Newham, London
Govanhill, Glasgow
Handsworth, Birmingham
Harrow, London
Hyson Green, Nottingham
Ilford, London
Kingsbury, London
Latimer, Leicester, Leicestershire
Manor Park, London
New Malden, London
Preston, Lancashire
Rusholme, Manchester
Curry Mile
Sharrow, Sheffield
Slough, Berkshire
Southall, London
Stratford, London
Tooting, London
Uxbridge, London
Wembley, London
Walthamstow, London
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Oceania
Australia
New South Wales
Harris Park, a suburb in the City of Parramatta, is recognised as the "Little India" of Sydney, with a concentration of Indian restaurants and other businesses catering to Indian cultural needs.