Little India (also known as Indian Street, India Bazaar, or India Town) is an Indian or South Asian[2][3][4] sociocultural environment outside India or the Indian subcontinent. It especially refers to an area with a significant concentration of South Asian residents and a diverse collection of Indian businesses. Frequently, Little Indias have Hindu temples, mosques, and gurdwaras. They may also host celebrations of national and religious festivals and serve as gathering places for South Asians. As such, they are microcosms of India. Little Indias are often tourist attractions and are frequented by fans of Indian cuisine, Indian culture, Indian clothing, Indian music, and Indian cinema.[5][6][7]
See also: Indo-Canadians in British Columbia |
See also: Indians in New Jersey |
New Jersey, 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%[57] and 14.1%,[58] by 2013 U.S. Census estimates.[59]
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,[1] and is a rapidly growing Indian American ethnic enclave within the New York metropolitan area.[62][1] 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.[63] This portion of Newark Avenue is lined with groceries including Patel Brothers and Subzi Mandi Cash & Carry,[64] 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 is a rapidly growing South Asian-focused commercial strip in Middlesex County, New Jersey.[65][66] 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.[67] Little India in Edison and Iselin is the largest and most diverse South Asian cultural hub in the United States.[68][69] The zone is home to approximately 400 South Asian establishments and businesses, including dining, apparel and electronics retailing, and entertainment.[70][71][72][73] Around 60 Indian and Pakistani restaurants are found in the area.[74][75] In Middlesex County, election ballots are printed in Gujarati, Hindi, and Punjabi as well.[76]
See also: Indians in the New York City metropolitan region, Curry Hill, and Curry Row |
In the UAE, Indians constitute more than 27% of the population.[111] Here are some areas with a comparatively larger concentration of Indians.
The Sultanate of Oman is home to many expatriates, of which Indians form the largest constituency.[112] The southeastern side of the business district of Ruwi is known as Muscat's Little India.[113]