Cellular Jail

The Cellular Jail, also known as 'Kālā Pānī', was a British colonial prison in the . The prison was used by the colonial government of India for the purpose of exiling insurgents and political prisoners.
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  • Opening hours:
    9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    public holidays: closed
  • Type: Monument
  • Description: colonial prison in India

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ross Island and Netaji Stadium.

Photo: Tejasi vashishtha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, now known officially as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island, was the capital of most of the Andaman Islands from 1858 until an earthquake in 1941.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose stadium in Sri Vijaya Puram, . The stadium hosts the major local football and cricket matches, and other public events. is situated 560 metres south of Cellular Jail.

Islet
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is an island of the . It belongs to the administrative district, part of the union territory of . The island is located 3 km north of downtown . is situated 3 km northwest of Cellular Jail.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Blair and Bombooflat.

Photo: Biswajit Majumdar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of the group, with a population of around 100,000.

Suburb
Bambooflat, also known as Bamboo Flat is a village in Ferrargunj Tehsil in of the , a union territory of . is situated 5 km northwest of Cellular Jail.

Suburb
is a census town in Andaman district just outside Sri Vijaya Puram in the , a union territory of . is situated 8 km southwest of Cellular Jail.

Cellular Jail

Latitude
11.67435° or 11° 40′ 28″ north
Longitude
92.74777° or 92° 44′ 52″ east
Open location code
7M3JMPFX+P4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1101216326
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q3345501
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In Other Languages

From Assamese to Western Panjabi—“Cellular Jail” goes by many names.
  • Assamese: “চেলুলাৰ জে‘ল”
  • Assamese: “চেলুলাৰ জে’ল”
  • Bengali: “দ্বীপান্তর”
  • Bengali: “সেলুলার জেল”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “السجن الخلوى”
  • French: “Cellular Jail”
  • French: “Kala Pani”
  • Gujarati: “સેલ્યુલર જેલ”
  • Hebrew: “בית הכלא סלולר”
  • Hebrew: “בית הסוהר סלולר”
  • Hebrew: “בית סוהר סלולר”
  • Hindi: “सेलुलर जेल”
  • Hindi: “सेल्युलर जेल”
  • Hindi: “सेल्यूलर जेल”
  • Indonesian: “Penjara Cellular”
  • Japanese: “セルラー刑務所”
  • Kannada: “ಕೋಶೀಯ ಸೆರೆಮನೆ”
  • Kannada: “ಸೆಲ್ಯುಲರ್ ಜೈಲ್”
  • Malayalam: “Cellular Jail”
  • Malayalam: “Kalapani”
  • Malayalam: “കാലാപാനി”
  • Malayalam: “സെല്ലുലാർ ജയിൽ”
  • Marathi: “सेल्युलर जेल”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cellular-fengselet”
  • Oriya: “ସେଲ୍ୟୁଲର ଜେଲ”
  • Oriya: “ସେଲ୍ୟୁଲାର ଜେଲ”
  • Panjabi: “ਕਾਲੇਪਾਣੀ ਦੀ ਜੇਲ੍ਹ”
  • Russian: “Сотовая тюрьма”
  • Slovenian: “Cellular Jail”
  • Slovenian: “Kala Pani”
  • Tamil: “அந்தமான் சிற்றறைச் சிறை”
  • Tamil: “சிற்றறைச் சிறை”
  • Telugu: “కాలా పానీ”
  • Telugu: “సెల్యులర్ జైలు”
  • Telugu: “సెల్యులార్ కారాగారం”
  • Telugu: “సెల్యులార్ జైలు”
  • Telugu: “సెల్యులార్ జైల్”
  • Urdu: “سیلولر جیل”
  • Western Panjabi: “کالے پانی دی جیل”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cellular Jail Museum and Light And Sound Show.

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