Little India enclaves around the world

Little India around the world
Feb 14, 2024
Little India around the world

At 18 million strong, the Indian diaspora is the largest diaspora in the world, established across all 6 continents worldwide. Along with Indian Diaspora, ‘Little India’ enclaves are thriving in various parts of the world. These Little India enclaves may also be called India Towns, India Market, or India Bazaar in these countries, essentially serving as a microcosm of Indian culture, colors, sights, and senses.

These Little India neighborhoods are home to many Indian families and diverse collection of Indian businesses who may be operating here for generations. Frequently, these Little India towns have places of religious workship such as Hindu Temples, Mosques, and Gurdwaras. They may also host celebrations of national and religious festivals and serve as gathering places for the Indian diaspora. These Little Indias are popular tourist attractions frequented by people from the Indian diaspora and Indophiles who wish to indulge in Indian cuisine, Indian culture, Indian fashion, Indian cinema, and music.

Following is a list of Little India and Indian enclaves around the world:

USA

New Jersey

  • Edison, Little India, Oak Tree Road - First Little Indian in USA
  • Newark Avenue, Jersey City – India Square (Little Gujarat)
  • Parsippany-Troy Hills
  • Carteret
  • Cranbury CDP 
  • Cranbury Township
  • East Windsor
  • Franklin
  • Fords 
  • Iselin
  • Monroe Township
  • North Brunswick
  • Piscataway
  • Plainsboro
  • Robbinsville CDP 
  • Secaucus
  • South Brunswick
  • West Windsor
  • Woodbridge

New York

  • Hicksville, Little India, Nassau County, Long Island
  • Valley Stream - Nassau County, Long Island
  • Jackson Heights, 74th Street, Queens
  • Capital District, Menands
  • Manhattan - Lexington Avenue, Rose Hill between 27th & 29th streets (also known as Curry Hill)
  • Manhattan – East 6th Street, between 1st and 2nd Avenues (also known as Curry Row)
  • Richmond Hill, Liberty Avenue
  • Brooklyn, NYC
  • Kensington, NYC
  • York (also known as South Hall of NY)
  • Niagara Falls, 3rd Street

Illinois

  • Chicago – Devon Avenue, Little India in Mid-West
  • Chicago - Schaumburg
  • Chicago – Naperville – Mall of India, Route 59, Ogden Avenue
  • Chicago – Aurora

California

  • San Francisco Bay Area
    • Fremont, Irvington
    • Santa Clara, Sunnyvale - El Camino Real
    • University Avenue, Berkley
    • San Jose
    • San Ramon
    • Fremont
    • Yuba City
    • Modesto
    • Turlock
    • Stockton
  • San Diego
    • Black Mountain Road
  • Los Angeles Area
    • Artesia - Pioneer Boulevard, between 183rd St. and South St.
    • Venice Boulevard
    • Westwood

Texas

  • Houston – Mahatma Gandhi District
  • Houston – Sugar Land
  • Irving, MacArthur Blvd
  • Coppell
  • Carrollton
  • Plano
  • Frisco, Eldorado Parkway
  • San Antonio, Evers, Fredericksburg, and Wurzbach Roads near University of Texas Health Science Center 

Washington D.C. and Virginia

  • Loudoun, Near Dulles International Airport
  • Ashburn, Loudon County, Virginia
  • Fairfax counties in Virginia, and between Rockville and Gaithersburg

Georgia

  • Norcross – Jimmy Carter, Boulevard
  • Decatur – Lawrenceville Highway
  • Alpharetta
  • Cumming
  • Johns Creek

Pennsylvania

  • Millbourne/Upper Darby

Florida

  • Jacksonville - Baymeadows Road
  • Orlando - South Orange Blossom Trail
  • Tampa – East Fowler Avenue
  • Sunrise - Oakland Park Boulevard 

North Carolina

  • Charlotte Area
    • Pineville, Pineville-Matthews Road
  • Raleigh–Durham–Chapel Hill area
    • Cary, East Chatham Street
    • Morrisville

Ohio

  • Columbus - Dublin, Sawmill Road 

Massachusetts

  • Moody Street, Waltham
  • Cambridge St, Burlington
  • Route 9, Shrewsbury, Westborough, Grafton

Maryland

  • New Hampshire Avenue, Takoma Park
  • Montgomery County, Maryland

Arizona

  • Tempe - India Plaza, East Apache Boulevard

Washington

  • Seattle Metropolitan Area
    • Bellvue, Bel-Red
    • Bothell
    • Redmond
    • South Lake Union
    • Issaquah
    • Eastside, Kent, Renton, Tacoma
    • SeaTac
    • Ravenna
Canada

Ontario

  • Gerard Street & Gerard India Bazaar, Toronto
  • Brampton, Ontario
  • London, Argyle - Little India of London, Ontario

British Columbia

  • Newton, Surrey, BC
  • Vancouver, Punjabi Market (Little India), near 49th Ave, Sunset Neighborhood

Manitoba

  • Winnipeg, Mandalay Drive

Quebec

  • Montreal, Park Extension
United Kingdom
  • South Hall, West London - Little India of UK
  • Brick Lane, East London
  • Tooting, South London
  • Ealing Road, Wembley
  • Golden Mile, Leicester
  • Curry Mile, Rusholme, Manchester
  • 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
Europe

Netherlands

  • The Hague, Paul Krügerlaan, Transvaal
  • Amsterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and Zoetermee

Germany

  • Frankfurt, on the corner of Münchner and Weser street
  • Berlin - Mauerpark

France

  • Paris, La Chapelle and around Gare du Nord

Italy

  • Rome, Via Principe Amedeo, 303/305, 00185

Spain

  • Madrid, Calle de Lavapiés, 28012
Gulf Nations

UAE

  • Meena Bazaar – Little India, Old Dubai
  • Bur Dubai, Dubai
  • Al Karama, Dubai
  • Satwa, Dubai
  • Ras al-Khaimah
  • Sharjah
  • Umm al-Quwain
  • Fujairah
  • Abu Dhabi

Kuwait

  • Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, Farwaniya, Mangaf, Salmiya Little, Mahboula, Salmiya

Saudi Arabia

  • Riyadh, Al Hara
  • Jeddah , Al Azzizeyah

Qatar

  • Doha, especially Al Matar Al Qadeem (old airport) area

Bahrain

  • Manama, Bab Al Bahrain Avenue, Manama Souq

Oman

  • Ruwi – Little India
  • Ghallah
Africa

South Africa

  • Durban, Brickfield and Sparks roads
  • KwaZulu-Natal
  • Johannesburg, Fordsburg

Kenya

  • Nairobi, Diamond Plaza

Nigeria

  • Lagos, Ilupeju (known as Indian Village)
  • Abuja

Tanzania

  • Dar es Salaam, Oysterbay & Masaki, Upanga, Mikocheni, Mbezi Beach, Pramukh Swami Street
  • Zanzibar

Uganda

  • Kampala
  • Jinja
Asia

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

  • Mughal Road, Yangon

Singapore

  • Little India, Singapore, Serangoon Road

Indonesia

  • Pasar Baru, Jakarta
  • Kampung Madras, Medan

Thailand

  • Bangkok, ‘Phahurat Market’ known as Little India of Thailand

Philippines

  • Manila, United Nations Avenue, Paco

Hong Kong

  • Chungking Mansions

Japan

  • Tokyo, Nishi-Kasai, Edogawa – Little India of Japan

Mauritius

  • Sodnac Avenue
  • Central Flacq Market
Oceania

Australia

Melbourne

  • Dandenong neighborhood, Foster Street
  • Clayton (Monash University student area)
  • Footscray neighbourhood, Barkly Streset and Hopkins Street
  • Noble Park, Tarneit, and Point Cook

Sydney

  • Harris Park, Parramatta, "Little India" of Sydney

New Zealand

Auckland

  • Sandringham,  Sandringham Road
    • South Auckland, Papatoetoe
  • Mt Roskill, Mangere, Manurewa, Papakura, Papakuranga
  • Hamilton, North Island

Fiji

  • Viti Levu and Vanua Levu Islands
  • Nadi Town, Little India of Fiji
Latin America

Brazil

São Paulo

  • Jardims, Alameda Sarutaiá Street      
     

Some of these Little Indias are generations old as in Africa, Gulf nations, USA, UK, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, while others are germinating as new microcosm of Indian culture such as in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, as a new generation of Indian Diaspora establishes roots in these countries.

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