Little India is an Indian or South Asian sociocultural environment outside India or the Indian subcontinent. 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 Indian cinema.
India Square in Jersey City, New Jersey is home to the highest concentration of Asian Indians in the Western Hemisphere.
Vaisakhi Parade at Punjabi Market in Vancouver, 2017
Gerrard India Bazaar in Toronto
Little India in Artesia, California
India Square, home to the highest concentration of Asian Indians in the Western Hemisphere, and known as "Little India," is a South Asian-focused commercial and restaurant district in the Bombay, Journal Square, and Marion Section neighborhoods of Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
People of Indian origin have achieved a high demographic profile in metropolitan areas worldwide, including India Square, located near the Journal Square neighborhood in the heart of Bombay, Jersey City, New Jersey, US, home to the highest concentration of Asian Indians in the Western Hemisphere and one of at least 24 enclaves characterized as a Little India which have emerged within the New York City Metropolitan Area, with the largest metropolitan Indian population outside