Back مالزیاییهای هندیتبار در پنانگ Persian Orang keturunan India di Pulau Pinang ID Orang India di Pulau Pinang Malay பினாங்கு இந்தியர் Tamil
.jpg) A group of Tamil women in Province Wellesley (known as Seberang Perai today), Penang, 1907. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 155,492 8.9% Penang's population in 2020 [1] (census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Penang | |
 George Town: Batu Ferringhi, Gelugor, Balik Pulau, Ayer Itam[2] | |
_Logo.png){kind=logo} Seberang Perai: Kepala Batas, Nibong Tebal, Perai, Simpang Ampat[2] | |
| Languages | |
| Tamil (Malaysian Tamil) majority/dominant, Penang Hokkien (secondary lingua franca or interlanguage with the Penangite Chinese community),[3] Penang Malay and English (Tanglish and Manglish) Other Indian languages: Gujarati, Telugu, Punjabi, Malayalam | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism (predominantly), Christianity, Sikhism, Islam, Buddhism, Baháʼí Faith, Jainism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Malaysian Indians, Chitty, Chindian, Malaysian Gujaratis, Malaysian Tamils, Malaysian Malayalis, Telugu Malaysians |
Penangite Indians (Tamil: பினாங்கு இந்தியர்கள்; Malay: Kaum India di Pulau Pinang), also known as Chulias, are Malaysian Indians that live primarily in the state of Penang, Malaysia. Most are the descendants from those who migrated from India during the British colonisation of Malaya. However, historical sources prove that the ancient Indians arrived in Penang during the Chola dynasty. Penangite Indians forms a large percentage of the state's professional community such as business, law and medicine as well as politics, it can be proven by the appointment of Dr. P. Ramasamy as deputy chief minister of Penang. It made him the first Malaysian of Indian origin to hold the post of deputy chief minister in any state of Malaysia.[4] In addition, first Tamil Vernacular School in Malaysia was established in Penang.[5][6]
- ^ "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2000-85-3.
- ^ a b "MyCensus 2020: Mukim/Town/Pekan". Department of Statistics Malaysia. Putrajaya: 174–175. February 2024. ISBN 9789672537069.
- ^ "Saving the Penang Hokkien language, one word at a time - Malay Mail".
- ^ Kuppusamy, Baradan (20 March 2008). "Dr P. Ramasamy – from critic to Penang No. 2". The Star. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ "Tamil Schools |". Mynadi.wordpress.com. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Tamil Schools: The Cinderella of Malaysian Education". Aliran.com. Retrieved 30 September 2016.