History By the late 19th century, Klang town was an important commercial trading center. Many Sikhs were employed by the Federated Malay States Police to maintain law and order. Gradually, more Sikhs arrived in Klang and became watchmen, money lenders, dairy farmers, bullock cart operators and chauffeurs. In 1900, there were about 50 Sikhs in Klang. They built their first gurdwara on a piece of land about 500 square feet (46 m2) in size. The first Gurdwara Sahib building was a wooden structure with an “attap” roof. This Gurdwara Sahib land was formally gazetted as a Sikh Temple Reserve in 1931. By 1930, there were about 200 Sikhs living in and around Klang and the Gurdwara Sahib was inadequate to accommodate the ever-growing sangat. Between 1933 and 1934, a double storey wooden building with a tiled roof was built on the site of the original Gurdwara Sahib. The land area was expanded to 1,200 square feet (110 m2). In 1972, the land area was further expanded by another 600 feet (180 m). The gurdwara building was then repaired, renovated and refurbished. By 1985, the Sikhs residing in Klang, Kapar, Meru, Kuala Selangor and Banting, who by this time numbered about 1,200 people, were attending religious functions in the Klang Gurdwara Sahib. Therefore, the need for bigger premises arose, but there was no land available to expand the Gurdwara Sahib. In August 1989, the Government offered the Sikh community of Klang a new site about an acre in size, Lot Number 970, which is the location of the present Gurdwara Sahib.