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Little India
Ethnic enclave in George Town
Other transcription(s)
• Tamil	லிட்டில் இந்தியா
• Chinese	小印度
Location within    George Town in    Penang
Coordinates: 5°25′04″N 100°20′19″E / 5.417742°N 100.338556°E / 5.417742; 100.338556
Country	Malaysia
State	Penang
City	George Town
Government
• Local government	Penang Island City Council
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
Postal code	10200
Area code(s)	+604
Website	penanglittleindia.blogspot.my

Little India (Tamil: குட்டி இந்தியா) is an ethnic Indian enclave located within the downtown core of George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. The oldest Hindu temple in Penang, Sri Mahamariamman Temple is located here.

Economy

The Little India is also main business district in Georgetown, Penang. Various Indian related business can be found here. Although, majority of business here were owned by the Indian there also small number of Chinese owned shop. There are many Indian fashion store (Mainly in Market Street), they sell mostly saree, silk and cotton, almost anything that has the essence of India. Traditional costumes, spices, precious gold and costume jewelry which use semi-precious gems are sold by most of the shops. There also large number of restaurant and cafe which sales Indian culinary and western foods. There are also music video stores with the latest Bollywood movies and songs.

Education

Sentral College Penang located in the Little India Zone. The hostel of Penang Disted College, Disted Space also located in the zone. Meanwhile, SEGi College Penang located at Greenhall, which is just a walking distance from Little India.

Further reading

• Ooi Cheng Ghee. Portraits of Penang: Little India. George Town, Penang: Areca Books. (2011). ISBN 978-967-57190-5-9

See also

• Brickfields
• Little India, Malacca
• Paya Besar
• Little India, Ipoh
• Little India, Singapore

References

1. "Sri Mariamman Temple| Sri Mahamariamman Temple | 1st Hindu Temple in Penang". www.malaysiavacationsnet.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
2. "Little India is a vibrant place in the heart of George Town". Archived from the original on 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2015-02-14.

v t e Ethnic enclaves in Malaysia
Chinese	Chinatown, Terengganu Chinatown, Sarawak Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur Gaya Street, Sabah Jonker Walk, Malacca Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur
Indian	Buntong, Ipoh Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur Dhoby Ghaut, Penang Little India, Ipoh Little India, Malacca Little India, Penang Paya Besar, Kedah Sentul, Kuala Lumpur
Eurasian	Kampong Serani, Penang Portuguese Settlement, Malacca
Siamese	Kampung Siam, Penang

v t e Malaysian Indians
Malaysians Person of India Origin
Ethnolinguistic groups	Chindian Chitty Kristang people Malaysian Gujarati Malaysian Malayali Malaysian Punjabi Malaysian Telugu Tamil Malaysians
By states	Malaysian Indians in Penang Malaysian Indians in Sabah Indians in Sarawak
Notable peoples	List of Malaysian Indians List of Malaysian politicians of Indian origin List of Malaysian sportspeople of Indian origin
Culture	Cathedrals Hindu temples in Malaysia Malaysian Indian cuisine Malaysian Tamil cinema Tamil schools (List)
Ethnic enclave	Buntong, Ipoh Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur Dhoby Ghaut, Penang Little India, Ipoh Little India, Malacca Little India, Penang Paya Besar, Kedah Sentul, Kuala Lumpur
Related ethnic groups	Bruneian Indians Indian Indonesians Indian Filipino Indian Singaporeans Indians in Thailand

• George Town, Penang
• Little Indias
• Populated places in Penang
• Indian diaspora in Malaysia
• Ethnic enclaves in Malaysia