Alipore Central Jail

The Alipore Jail or Alipore Central Jail, also known as Presidency Correctional Home, is a defunct Indian prison in Alipore, Kolkata, where political prisoners were kept under British rule.

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Type: Prison
Description: former jail converted to museum located in Kolkata
Also known as: “Alipore Independence Museum” and “Alipur Central Jail”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kalighat Temple and Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute.

Kalighat Temple

Hindu temple

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Kalighat Kali Temple is a Hindu temple in Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali, one of the 10 Mahavidyas in the Hindu tantric tradition and the supreme deity in the Kalikula worship tradition. Kalighat Temple is situated 630 metres south of Alipore Central Jail.

Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute

Hospital

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Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute is a 660 bedded cancer care hospital and research institute and one of the 27 regional cancer centres in India. It is located in Kolkata near Jatin Das Park metro station at Hazra crossing. Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute is situated 700 metres east of Alipore Central Jail.

Zoological Garden, Alipore

Park

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The Zoological Garden, Alipore is India's oldest formally stated zoological park and a big tourist attraction in Kolkata, West Bengal. It has been open as a zoo since 1876, and covers 18.811 ha. Zoological Garden, Alipore is situated 1½ km northwest of Alipore Central Jail.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Kolkata and Alipore.

South Kolkata

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South Kolkata is an important part of Kolkata city. It is less congested and more modern than the rest of the city. You will find more apartment blocks and green patches here.

Alipore

Suburb

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Alipore is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is flanked by the Tolly Nullah to the north, Bhowanipore to the east, the Diamond Harbour Road to the west and New Alipore to the south, bordered by the Budge Budge section of the Sealdah South section railway line.