Little India (location)

Little India
People of Indian origin have achieved a high demographic profile in metropolitan areas worldwide, including India Square in Jersey City, New Jersey, US, known as Little Bombay,[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]
Hindi name
Hindi	प्रवासी भारतीय Pravāsī Bhāratīya

A Little India is an ethnic enclave containing a large population of Indian people within a society where the majority of people are either not South Asians or where the majority in the enclave are indigenous to states in the country of India within a South Asian society not identifying as Indian. It may also refer to an area with a high concentration of South Asian shops and restaurants. Its ever-changing lights, shops piled on top of each other, and colorful paint on the walls resemble a very accurate impression of what India's common neighborhoods look like.

Africa

South Africa

• Durban
• Fordsburg

Tanzania

• Upanga, Dar Es Salaam
• Kisutu, Dar Es Salaam

Americas

Canada

Alberta

• 34 Avenue Northwest,^[7] Edmonton
• Falconridge Boulevard Northeast, Calgary
• Mill Woods, Edmonton^[7]
• Taradale, Calgary^[8]

British Columbia

• Punjabi Market, Vancouver
• Surrey (31% South Asian)

Manitoba

• Mandalay Drive,^[9] Winnipeg

Ontario

• Carling Avenue, Ottawa
• Toronto CMA - with 572,250 Indo-Canadians (10.4% of the population of 5,583,064),^[10] the Toronto area has the second largest population of Asian Indians in the Western Hemisphere after New York.
  • Ajax
  • Brampton^[11]
  • Gerrard India Bazaar, Toronto
  • Markham
  • Milton
  • Mississauga (15.1% Indian - 107,150 out of 708,725 people)^[12]
  • Oakville
  • Pickering
  • Rexdale
  • Richmond Hill
  • Scarborough

Quebec

• Park Extension,^[13][14] Montreal

Saskatchewan

• Victoria Avenue, Regina - various Indian cuisine restaurants within the city

United States

Arizona

• East Apache Boulevard,^[15] Tempe

California

• Pioneer Boulevard, between 183rd St. and South St., Artesia
• Black Mountain Road,^[16][17][18] San Diego
• San Francisco Bay Area - the Bay Area has over 300,000 Indian-Americans, the second largest population in any U.S. metropolitan area other than New York^[19][20]
  • Cupertino, per U.S. Census 2010, 22% Indian^[21]
  • Fremont^[22] per US Census 2010, 18% Indian^[23]
  • Sunnyvale^[24]
  • University Avenue,^[25][26][27] Berkeley
• Yuba City

Connecticut

• Saybrook Road, Middletown

Florida

• Baymeadows Road,^[28] Jacksonville
• East Fowler Avenue, Tampa
• South Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando
• West Oakland Park Boulevard, Sunrise

Georgia

• Jimmy Carter Boulevard,^[29][30][31] Norcross
• Lawrenceville Highway,^[32][33] Decatur
• Rockbridge Road, Lilburn
• Windward Parkway,^[34] Alpharetta

Illinois

• Devon Avenue (Mahatma Gandhi Marg^[35][36]), Chicago

Chicago's Little India on Devon Avenue

• East Schaumburg Road,^[37] Schaumburg

Indiana

• Lafayette Road,^[38][39] Indianapolis

Maryland

• Baltimore National Pike, Catonsville
• New Hampshire Avenue,^[40] Takoma Park

Massachusetts

• Cambridge Street, Burlington
• Moody Street,^[41][42] Waltham
• Route 9,^[43] Shrewsbury, Westborough, Framingham
• Providence Hwy, Norwood.

Michigan

• Dequindre Road,^[44] Sterling Heights
• Ford Road,^[45][46] Garden City
• Orchard Lake Road,^[47] Farmington Hills

New Hampshire

• Nashua
  • Daniel Webster Highway
  • Amherst Street

New Jersey

• Hudson County
  • India Square, Newark Avenue, Jersey City
• Middlesex County
  • Monroe Township (emerging), with one of the fastest growth rates of its Indian population in the Western Hemisphere, increasing from 256 (0.9%) as of the 2000 Census^[48] to an estimated 3,617 (8.8%) as of 2014,^[49] representing a 1,312.9% numerical increase over that period
  • Edison - per 2010 American Community Survey Census data, 28.3% ethnic Asian Indian population^[50]
  • Oak Tree Road, Iselin
  • Plainsboro (29.5% Asian Indian)^[51][52]
  • Route 27, North Brunswick
  • Route 27, South Brunswick
  • Stelton Road, Piscataway
  • Woodbridge Township
• Mercer County
  • West Windsor (18.8% Asian Indian in township) ^[52][53]
• Morris County
  • Route 46, Parsippany (17.3% Asian Indian in township)^[51]
• Somerset County
  • Bridgewater, in the vicinity of a Hindu temple on the central and western parts of the township
  • Franklin
  • Montgomery ^[52]

New York

• Long Island
  • Broadway/Route 107, Old Country Road, Hicksville, Nassau County^[54]
  • Manhasset Hills, Nassau County - per 2000 Census, 12.4% Asian Indian
• New York City – With over 610,000 Indo Americans,^[55] the New York City Metropolitan Area contains the largest metropolitan Asian Indian population in the Western Hemisphere.
  • Manhattan
    • Lexington Avenue,^[56] in the neighborhood of Rose Hill, between 25th and 30th 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,^[57] developing rapidly as Manhattan's Indian population nearly doubled between the 2000 and 2010 Census.^[58]
    • East 6th Street,^[59] between 1st and 2nd avenues, also with many restaurants, and known as Curry Row.
  • Queens
    • Flushing, in vicinity of Hindu temple on Bowne Street
    • Hillside Avenue, Bellerose Manor
    • Hillside Avenue, Floral Park
    • Hillside Avenue, Glen Oaks
    • Hillside Avenue, Jamaica
    • 73rd and 74th Streets between Roosevelt and 37th avenues, Jackson Heights
  • Staten Island
    • Tompkinsville^[60][61]
• Western New York
  • 3rd Street, Niagara Falls^[62]

North Carolina

• East Chatham Street, Cary
• Morrisville^[63]

Ohio

• Lebanon Road, Sharonville
• Pearl Road, Middleburg Heights
• Sawmill Road, Dublin

Pennsylvania

• Millbourne^[64]
• State Road, Bensalem
• Carriage Park, Scott Township
• Penn Hills, In vicinity of a temple.

Texas

• Belt Line Road,^[65][66] Richardson
• Mahatma Gandhi District, Houston

Mahatma Gandhi District in Houston

• Kensington Drive,^[67] Sugar Land
• North MacArthur Boulevard,^[66] Irving
• North O'Connor Road,^[66] Irving
• Old Denton Road,^[66] Carrollton
• Plano, 15% Indian

Virginia

• Elden Street,^[68] Herndon
• Lee Highway,^[68] Fairfax
• Loudoun County^[69]

Asia

Pasar Baru, Jakarta

Bahrain

• Little India, Manama Souq, Manama

China

• Chungking Mansions,^[70] Hong Kong

Indonesia

• Pasar Baru, Jakarta
• Kampung Madras, Medan

Japan

• Nishi-Kasai,^[71] Tokyo

Malaysia

Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur

• 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^[72]

Saudi Arabia

• Al Hara, Riyadh
• Al Azzizeyah, Jeddah

Singapore

• Little India

Thailand

• Phahurat, Bangkok

United Arab Emirates

In the UAE, Indians constitute more than 40% 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

Europe

France

• Paris, La Chapelle and around Gare du Nord

Germany

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

Spain

• Calle Lavapies,^[73][74][75] Lavapies, Madrid

The Netherlands

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

United Kingdom

• Handsworth, Birmingham
• Govanhill, Glasgow
• Hyson Green, Nottingham
• Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire
• Latimer, Leicester, Leicestershire
• Rusholme, Manchester
• Slough, Berkshire
• Kingsbury, London
• Southall, London
• Wembley, London
• East Ham, London
• Ilford, London
• Stratford, London
• Tooting, London
• Walthamstow, London
• Ealing, London
• Brent, London
• Leicester East Midlands
• Wolverhampton, West Midlands
• Blackburn,Lancashire
• Preston, Lancashire
• Uxbridge,London
• New Malden,London
• Forest Gate,London
• Manor Park, London

Australia

Australia

New South Wales

• Parramatta LGA (9.1% Indian, 8.8% Hindu)
  • Harris Park (39.9% born in India, 37% Hindu)
  • Parramatta (21.5% born in India, 20.1% Hindu)
• Holroyd LGA (9.2% Indian, 10.0% Hindu)
• Auburn LGA (5.1% Hindu)
• Strathfield (8% Indians, 13.2% Hindus)

Queensland

• Logan Road, Upper Mount Gravatt

South Australia

• Market Street,^[76] Adelaide

Victoria

• Little India (Foster Street),^[77][78][79] Dandenong

New Zealand

• Karangahape Road,^[80] Auckland
• Sandringham Road,^[81] Sandringham, Auckland

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