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.

[edit] List of places known as "Little India"

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Contents 1 List of places known as "Little India" 1.1 Africa 1.1.1 South Africa 1.1.2 Kenya 1.2 South West Asia 1.2.1 Saudi Arabia 1.2.2 United Arab Emirates 1.3 South East Asia 1.3.1 Indonesia 1.3.2 Malaysia 1.3.3 Myanmar 1.3.4 Philippines 1.3.5 Singapore 1.3.6 Thailand 1.4 Australia 1.5 Europe 1.5.1 Germany 1.5.2 Netherlands, The 1.5.3 Spain 1.5.4 United Kingdom 1.6 North America 1.6.1 Canada 1.6.2 United States 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Africa

[edit] South Africa

• Durban
• Johannesburg

[edit] Kenya

• Nairobi
• Nakuru

[edit] South West Asia

[edit] Saudi Arabia

• Al Hara, Riyadh
• Al Hamra, Jeddah

[edit] United Arab Emirates

• Bur Dubai, Dubai
• Satwa, Dubai

[edit] South East Asia

[edit] Indonesia

• Pasar Baru, Jakarta
• Kampung Keling, Medan

[edit] Malaysia

• Little India (Jalan Tengku Kelana), Klang
• Brickfields (Jalan Tun Sambanthan), Kuala Lumpur
• Little India, George Town, Penang

[edit] Myanmar

• Mugal Road, Yangon

[edit] Philippines

• Little India Manila

[edit] Singapore

• Little India

[edit] Thailand

• Phahurat, Bangkok

[edit] Australia

• Castle Hill, New South Wales
• Epping, New South Wales
• Liverpool, New South Wales
• Harris Park, New South Wales
• Parramatta, New South Wales

[edit] Europe

[edit] Germany

• Frankfurt, on the corner of Muenchener and Weser streets

[edit] Netherlands, The

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

[edit] Spain

• Barcelona, Joaquin Costa Street

[edit] United Kingdom

• Handsworth, Birmingham
• Hyson Green, Nottingham
• Leicester
• Rusholme, Manchester
• Slough (Slough-di Arabia), Berkshire

• Brick Lane (Banglatown), London
• East Ham, London
• Harrow, London
• Hounslow (Hounsladesh), London
• Kingsbury, London
• Southall, London
• Tooting, London
• Wembley, London

[edit] North America

[edit] Canada

• Vancouver
  • Main Street/Punjabi Market
  • Surrey, British Columbia
• Toronto and surrounding suburbs are very multicultural with minorities representing over 50% of the population. People of South Asian descent constitute the largest minority group in the GTA. Although it does not constitute an enclave as no parts of Toronto is exclusive to one minority group, South Asians do make up a significant percentage of the population in parts of the city approaching as high as 40%. South Asians are very diverse coming from Africa and the Caribbean in addition to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. There are 684,070 south asians in the Greater Toronto Area, constituting 14% of its population.
  • Gerrard Street East
• Calgary - 4th Street
• Montreal - Rue Jean Talon

[edit] United States

• California
  • El Camino Real, Santa Clara, California, Silicon Valley
  • El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, California, Silicon Valley
  • El Camino Real, Palo Alto, California, Silicon Valley
  • Fremont, California, Silicon Valley
  • Cupertino, California, Silicon Valley
  • San Ramon, California, Silicon Valley
  • Pleasanton, California, Silicon Valley
  • University Avenue, Berkeley, California, Silicon Valley
  • Black Mountain Road, between Miramar Blvd. and Mira Mesa Blvd. San Diego, California
  • Pioneer Boulevard, between 183rd St. and South St., Artesia, California

• Florida
  • House of Spices Plaza, Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, Florida
  • Lancaster Road, Bombay Plaza, Orlando, Florida
  • Fowler Road, Tampa, Florida

• Georgia
  • Most Northern suburbs of Atlanta - Duluth, Alpharetta, Dunwoody, Smyrna, Decatur

• Hawaii
  • South King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii

• Illinois
  • Little India/Devon Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
  • Suburbs of State Farm Insurance's OAB (Oakland Avenue Building) location (Willedrob Road, Ross Drive, Seville Road), Bloomington, Illinois

• Indiana
  • 38th Street/Lafayette Square Mall, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Massachusetts
  • Moody Street, Waltham, Massachusetts
• Michigan
  • Ford Rd, Garden City, Michigan
  • Troy, Michigan

• New Jersey
  • Hudson County
    • Newark Avenue, Jersey City
  • Middlesex County
    • Edison - Per 2007 American Community Survey Census data, 23.3% ethnic Asian Indian population, the highest of any municipality in the United States of greater than 1,000 residents.
    • Oak Tree Road, Iselin
    • Plainsboro
    • Route 27, North Brunswick
    • Route 27, South Brunswick
    • Stelton Road, Piscataway
    • Woodbridge Township
  • Morris County
    • Route 46, Parsippany
  • Somerset County
    • Bridgewater, in the vicinity of a Hindu temple

• 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 575,541 Asian Indians per 2007 American Community Survey Census data, the largest ethnic Asian Indian community of any metropolitan area in North America.
    • Manhattan
      • Lexington Avenue, between 26th and 30th Streets
      • 6th Street, between 1st and 2nd Avenues
    • Queens
      • Flushing, Queens, in vicinity of Hindu temple on Bowne Street
      • Hillside Avenue, Glen Oaks, Queens
      • 73rd and 74th street between Roosevelt and 37th Ave, Jackson Heights, Queens
  • Upstate New York
    • 3rd Street, Niagara Falls, New York

• Texas
  • Hillcroft Avenue, Harwin Drive, Houston, Texas
  • Irwin and Richardson, Dallas, Texas
• North Carolina
  • Chatham Street, Cary, North Carolina
  • Avent Ferry Road, Raleigh, North Carolina

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

• Little India, Indian streets and shopping arcades in the US