Little India

A Little India is an ethnic enclave containing a large population of Indian people or other South Asians within a particular area. It may also refer to an area with a high concentration of South Asian shops and restaurants.

For other meanings see Little India (disambiguation). Distinguish from Indian colony and Urban Indian reserve.
Little India
People of Indian origin have achieved a high demographic profile in metropolitan areas worldwide, including India Square, in the heart of Bombay, Jersey City, New Jersey, US,[1] home to the highest concentration of Asian Indians in the Western Hemisphere[2] and one of at least 24 enclaves characterized as a Little India which have emerged within the New York City Metropolitan Area, with the largest metropolitan Indian population outside Asia, as large-scale immigration from India continues into New York.[3][4][5][6]

North America

Canada

Alberta

British Columbia
See also: Indo-Canadians in British Columbia
Metro Vancouver
Vaisakhi Parade 2017, Punjabi Market, Vancouver
See also: South Asian Canadians in Greater Vancouver

With a population of 291,500, South Asians constitute 12% of the region's population; second largest South Asian population in Canada after Toronto.

Fraser Valley

With a population of 39,920, South Asians constitute 13.8% of the region's population.

  • Abbotsford (25.5% South Asian)

Manitoba

Ontario
Gerrard India Bazaar in Toronto
Mississauga (and neighbouring Brampton) are the two largest cities in North America with Indian pluralities

Quebec

United States

Arizona

California
Little India, Artesia, California

Connecticut

Florida

Georgia

Illinois
Chicago's Little India on Devon Avenue

Indiana

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

New Hampshire
  • Nashua
    • Daniel Webster Highway
    • Amherst Street

New Jersey
Swaminarayan Akshardham (Devnagari: स्वामिनारायण अक्षरधाम) in Robbinsville, Mercer County, New Jersey, inaugurated in 2014 as the world's largest Hindu temple.[68]
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,[69] and is a rapidly growing Indian American ethnic enclave within the New York Metropolitan Area.[70][71] 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.[72] This portion of Newark Avenue is lined with groceries including Patel Brothers and Subzi Mandi Cash & Carry,[73] 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. According to the 2000 census, there were nearly 13,000 Indians living in this two-block stretch in Jersey City, up from 3,000 in 1980, increasing commensurately between 2000 and 2010.[74] As of the 2010 Census, over 27,000 Asian Indians accounted for 10.9% of Jersey City's population,[75] the highest proportion of any major U.S. city.

Oak Tree Road (Edison/Iselin)

Oak Tree Road is a rapidly growing South Asian-focused commercial strip in Middlesex County, New Jersey, the U.S. county with highest concentration of Asian Indians.[76][77] 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.[78] Little India in Edison and Iselin is the largest and most diverse South Asian cultural hub in the United States.[79][80]The zone is home to over 400 South Asian establishments and businesses, including dining, apparel and electronics retailing, and entertainment.[81][82][83][84] Over 60 Indian and Pakistani restaurants alone are found in the area.[85][86] Edison was, per 2010 American Community Survey census data, 28.3% ethnic Asian Indian population, the highest percentage for any municipality in the United States.[87] According to the 2017 American Community Survey, 42.6% of Iselin residents identified themselves as being Indian American, the highest percentage for any census-designated place in the United States.[88]

Others

New York
See also: Indians in the New York City metropolitan region
A South Asian shopping center in Hicksville, New York
Little India on 74th Street in Jackson Heights, Queens

North Carolina

Ohio
Little India in Polaris area of Columbus

Pennsylvania

Texas
Mahatma Gandhi District in Houston

Virginia

Africa

South Africa

Tanzania

Zambia
  • Emmasdale
  • Kamwala

Asia

Bahrain

Hong Kong

Indonesia
Pasar Baru, Jakarta

Japan

Malaysia
Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur
Little India, Penang

Myanmar

Philippines

Saudi Arabia

Singapore
Little India, Singapore

Thailand

United Arab Emirates

In the UAE, Indians constitute more than 27% of the population.[118] Here are some areas with a comparatively larger concentration of Indians.

Oman

The Sultanate of Oman is also home to may expatriates, the majority of them being Indian. The business district of Ruwi is also known as Muscat's "Little India".

Europe

France

Germany
  • Frankfurt, on the corner of Münchner and Weser street.

Italy
  • Via Principe Amedeo, 303/305, 00185 Roma, Italy

Spain

The Netherlands
  • The Hague, Paul Krügerlaan, Transvaal (shopping street)

Norway
  • Tøyengata and Grønland streets, Oslo, Norway

United Kingdom

Australia

Australia

New South Wales

Queensland
  • Logan Road, Upper Mount Gravatt

South Australia

Victoria

New Zealand

See also

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