Indians in Thailand

Infobox Ethnic group
group = Indians in Thailand
poptime = 65,000
popplace = Bangkok, Chiangmai, Phuket
langs = Thai, Hindi,Tamil
rels = Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam
related-c = Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin

There are about 65,000 persons of Indian origin settled in Thailand mainly in the cities. Many of them arrived in the last century, notably from Punjab and some from Gujarat. A Tamil community has been around since 1860s.

Buddhism and Hinduism arrived here from India and got established over the years.

ee also

*Thailand#Demography
*Religion_in_Thailand#Hinduism
*Sikhism_in_Thailand

References

* [http://www.thaindian.com/ Thaindian.com]
* [http://www.thaisikh.org/ Thai Sikh Organization]


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