印度華人/印度华人 | |
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Total population | |
85,000 Tibetan community (2018) 150,000 Tibetan community (2011)[1] 2,000 Chinese people in Kolkata (2013)[2] 189,000 including Chinese of Tibetan and Indian ancestry (0.01%, 2005)[3] 5,000–7,000 Chinese expatriates (2015)[4] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Chinese community: Assam, Kolkata, Mumbai Chinese expatriates: Mumbai, Gurgaon, Bangalore[4] | |
Languages | |
English, Assamese,[5][6] Tibetan, Amdo Tibetan, Southwestern Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka Chinese, Bengali, Hindi, Marathi,[7] | |
Religion | |
Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Chinese people, Tibetan People, Bhutanese |
Chinese people in India are communities of Han Chinese and Tibetan origin and settlement. There are permanent communities descended from immigrants and refugees from China as well as an expatriate community in India on a temporary basis.[4]
The immigrant community of workers started during British Colonial rule and became more prominent in the late 19th century with a small number of arrivals working at the ports in Calcutta and Madras and has gone on to contribute to the social and economic life of Kolkata through manufacturing and trade of leather products and running Chinese restaurants.[8]
The community living in Kolkata numbered around 2,000 in 2013[2][9][10] In Mumbai, the population of Chinese people, many who have multi-generation roots, is around 4,000.[7]
Separate from the multi-generation Han Chinese and Tibetan community, there are an estimated 5,000–7,000 Chinese expatriates working in India as of 2015, who generally work on two to three-year contracts for the growing number of brands and companies doing business in India.[4]
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