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الهنود في السعودية (Arabic) | |
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.jpg) Indian workers at the Larsen & Toubro residential complex in Riyadh receiving a visit from their Prime Minister Narendra Modi (far left) in April 2016 | |
| Total population | |
| 1,884,476 (2022 census) [1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Jubail, Jizan | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic • English • Malayalam • Telugu • Urdu • Hindi • Kannada • Tulu • Marathi • Rajasthani • Sindhi • Gujarati · Punjabi · Tamil | |
| Religion | |
| Majority: Hinduism • Islam Minority: Sikhism • Christianity • Jainism • Buddhism • Zoroastrianism • Baháʼí • Irreligion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Indian diaspora Indian Saudis |
Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) in Saudi Arabia (Arabic: الهنود في السعودية, romanized: al-Hunūd fī as-Saʿūdīyah) are the largest community of expatriates in the country, with most of them coming from the states of Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana[2] and most recently, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh[3] and Gujarat.[4]
- ^ "Saudi Arabia 2022 Census" (PDF). General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Indian diaspora in Saudi Arabia remains connected to its roots". Arab News. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Roche, Elizabeth (23 January 2017). "UP, Bihar sending more migrant labourers to Gulf than Kerala, Tamil Nadu". mint. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Ashish Chauhan (18 May 2020). "Gujaratis stranded in Saudi Arabia cry for help | Ahmedabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 November 2021.