Little India
Little India, also known as Indian Street, India Bazaar, or India Town is an Indian social or cultural environment outside India. It especially refers to an area with Indian residences 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 Bollywood movies. North America. Canada. British  Columbia. Metro Vancouver: With a population of 291,500, South Asians constitute 12% of the region's population, the second-largest South Asian population in Canada, after Toronto. Fraser Valley (13.8% South Asian) United States. New Jersey. 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. According to the 2000 census, there were nearly 13,000 Indians living in this two-block stretch in Jersey  City, up from 3,000 in 1980, increasing commensurately between 2000 and 2010. As of the 2010 Census, over 27,000 Asian Indians accounted for 10.9% of Jersey City's population, the highest proportion of any major U.S. city. Oak Tree Road (Edison/Iselin). Oak Tree Road is a rapidly growing South Asian-focused commercial strip in Middlesex County, New Jersey, the U.S. county with highest concentration of Asian Indians (nearly 20% in 2020) and the geographic heart of the Northeast megalopolis. 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 over 400 South Asian establishments and businesses, including dining, apparel and electronics retailing, and entertainment. Over 60 Indian and Pakistani restaurants alone are found in the area. In Middlesex County, election ballots are printed in Gujarati, Hindi, and Punjabi as well. Edison was, per 2010 American Community Survey census data, 28.3% ethnic Asian Indian population, the highest percentage for any municipality in the United States. According to  the 2017 American Community Survey, 42.6% of Iselin residents identified themselves as being Indian American, the highest percentage for any census-designated place in the United States. Asia. 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. 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. Oceania. Australia. New South Wales. Harris Park, a suburb in the City of Parramatta , is widely recognised as the "Little India" of Sydney, with a concentration of Indian restaurants and other businesses catering to Indian cultural needs. At the 2016 census, 46.4% of the population were born in India, and "Indian" was also the top response by far on the question of ancestry (at 39.4%). At 44.8%, Hinduism was the top response for religious affiliation.