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Central Prison, Coimbatore

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Coimbatore Central Prison is a prison located near Gandhipuram bus stand in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. The prison was constructed during the Madras Presidency year 1872. It is located in an area comprising 167.76 acres (0.6789 km2). The prison is authorized to accommodate 2208 prisoners. The freedom fighter V.O. Chidambaram Pillai was confined in this prison during the freedom struggle from 9 July 1908 to 1 December 1910.

Capacity

2,208

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1872

Operational

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Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1872

Region

Tamil Nadu

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Known issues

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Notable inmates

  • V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
    V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
    1872–1936 · lawyer

    Valliappan Olaganathan Chidambaram Pillai (5 September 1872 - 18 November 1936) was an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, businessman, Tamil scholar, and politician.

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1738 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 2208 · peers avg: 869 (+154%)

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@misc{worldprisons-coimbatore-central-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Central Prison, Coimbatore},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/coimbatore-central-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-23}
}