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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.

History

Locations

Africa

South Africa

• Durban
• Fordsburg

Tanzania

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

Americas

Canada

Alberta

• 34 Avenue Northwest, Edmonton
• Falconridge Boulevard Northeast, Calgary
• Mill Woods, Edmonton
• Taradale, Calgary

British Columbia

• Little India, Vancouver
• Surrey (31% South Asian)

Manitoba

• Mandalay Drive, Winnipeg

Ontario

• Carling Avenue, Ottawa
• Toronto CMA - with 572,250 Indo-Canadians (10.4% of the population of 5,583,064), the Toronto area has the second largest population of Asian Indians in the Western Hemisphere after New York City.
  • Brampton
  • Gerrard India Bazaar, Toronto
  • Markham (19% South Asian)
  • Milton (14% South Asian)
  • Mississauga (15.1% Indian - 107,150 out of 708,725 people)
  • Rexdale (30% South Asian)
  • Scarborough

Quebec

• Park Extension, Montreal

United States

Arizona

• East Apache Boulevard, Tempe

California

• Black Mountain Road, San Diego
• Pioneer Boulevard, between 183rd St. and South St., Artesia
• Cupertino per US Census 2010, 22% Indian
• Fremont per US Census 2010, 18% Indian
• University Avenue, Berkeley
• Yuba City, California

Connecticut

• Saybrook Road, Middletown

Florida

• East Fowler Avenue, Tampa
• South Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando
• West Oakland Park Boulevard, Sunrise

Georgia

• Jimmy Carter Boulevard, Norcross
• Lawrenceville Highway, Decatur
• Rockbridge Road, Lilburn
• Windward Parkway, Alpharetta

Illinois

• Devon Avenue (Mahatma Gandhi Marg), Chicago

• East Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg

Indiana

• Lafayette Road, Indianapolis

Maryland

• Baltimore National Pike, Catonsville
• New Hampshire Avenue, Takoma Park

Massachusetts

• Moody Street, Waltham
• Cambridge Street, Burlington
• Route 9, Shrewsbury

Michigan

• Dequindre Road, Sterling Heights
• Ford Road, Garden City
• Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills

Minnesota

• Old Central Avenue, Minneapolis

New Jersey

• Hudson County
  • India Square, Newark Avenue, Jersey City
• Middlesex County
  • Edison - Per 2010 American Community Survey Census data, 28.3% ethnic Asian Indian population
  • Oak Tree Road, Iselin
  • Plainsboro (29.5% Asian Indian)
  • Route 27, North Brunswick
  • Route 27, South Brunswick
  • Stelton Road, Piscataway
  • Woodbridge Township
• Morris County
  • Route 46, Parsippany (17.3% Asian Indian in township)
• Somerset County
  • Bridgewater, in the vicinity of a Hindu temple on the central and western parts of the township.

New York

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

North Carolina

• East Chatham Street, Cary
• Morrisville

Ohio

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

Pennsylvania

• Millbourne
• State Road, Bensalem

Texas

• Belt Line Road, Richardson
• Mahatma Gandhi District, Houston

• Kensington Drive, Sugar Land
• North MacArthur Boulevard, Irving
• North O'Connor Road, Irving
• Old Denton Road, Carrollton

Virginia

• Elden Street, Herndon
• Lee Highway, Fairfax
• Loudoun County

Asia

China

• Chungking Mansions, Hong Kong

Indonesia

• Pasar Baru, Jakarta
• Kampung Keling, Medan

Japan

• Nishi-Kasai, 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
• 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

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, Lavapies, Madrid

The Netherlands

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

United Kingdom

• Handsworth, Birmingham
• Hyson Green, Nottingham
• Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire
• Latimer, Leicester, Leicestershire
• Rusholme, Manchester
• Slough, Berkshire
• Hounslow, London
• Kingsbury, London
• Southall, London
• Wembley, London

Australasia

Australia

New South Wales

• Harris Park
• Parramatta

Queensland

• Logan Road, Upper Mount Gravatt

South Australia

• Market Street, Adelaide

Victoria

• Foster Street, Dandenong

New Zealand

• Karangahape Road, Auckland
• Sandringham Road, Sandringham, Auckland

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External links

• Little India Business Shopping Directory, Specials
• Little India, Indian streets and shopping arcades in the US

• India-related lists
• Ethnic enclaves
• Little Indias
• Indian-American culture in New Jersey