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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
Figures from official sources · verified 7 Jul 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Tamil Nadu Prison DepartmentPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1872
Region
Tamil Nadu
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
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Practical info
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Known issues
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Notable inmates
V. O. Chidambaram Pillai1872–1936 · lawyerValliappan Olaganathan Chidambaram Pillai (5 September 1872 - 18 November 1936) was an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, businessman, Tamil scholar, and politician.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
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Compared to other facilities in India
1738 peersCapacity (beds)this: 2208 · peers avg: 869 (+154%)
Data completeness
50%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Phase N2 Wikipedia scrape
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Tamil Nadu Prison Department (via Wayback) — Government of Tamil Nadu, India
- Wikidata (Q5141499)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Central Prison, Coimbatore. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/coimbatore-central-prison
Chicago
"Central Prison, Coimbatore." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/coimbatore-central-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-coimbatore-central-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Central Prison, Coimbatore},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/coimbatore-central-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}