Little India

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

• Brampton{{cite book|author=Srimanta Mohanty|date=2024|title= India Migration Report 2024: Indians in Canada|url=|publisher=Taylor & Francis|pages=130|quote=Brampton...is called the Little India Community in Canada.}}
• Gerrard India Bazaar, Greater Toronto Area
• 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

Monroe Township, 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, also known as the Indian Times Square and India Square, in addition to Little India. 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, was known as Curry Row. However, that label has faded, and as of 2024 only one South Asian storefront remains.
  • 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

• Sancus Boulevard, Columbus

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

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South Africa

• Sparks and Brickfields Roads, Overport, Durban
• Fordsburg, Johannesburg

Asia

Bahrain

• Bab Al Bahrain Avenue, Manama Souq, Manama

Hong Kong

• Chungking Mansions

Indonesia

• Pasar Baru, Jakarta
• Kampung Madras, Medan

Israel

• Dimona

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, Pratunam, 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.

• Ghallah
• Ruwi

Europe

France

• Paris, La Chapelle and around Le 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.

Queensland

• Logan Road, Upper Mount Gravatt

South Australia

• Market Street, Adelaide

Victoria

• Little India (Foster Street), Dandenong

New Zealand

• Papatoetoe
• Sandringham Road, Sandringham, Auckland

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