Tihar Prisons

Tihar Prisons, popularly known as Tihar Jail, is a prison complex in and is one of the largest complexes of prisons in India. There are 9 functional prisons spread over more than 400 acres.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Prison
  • Description: prison center in Delhi, India
  • Also known as: “Tihar Jail”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Delhi Cantonment railway station and Dabri Mor - Janakpuri South metro station.

Railway station
The , also known as Delhi Cantt, is a railway station in in India. It serves as an intermediate stop for trains coming from Delhi or and going towards Rajasthan and Gujarat via , and a small number of trains originate and terminate at this station. is situated 1½ km southeast of Tihar Prisons.

Metro station
Photo: Santosh4118, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a station on the Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro. This represents part of the third phase of development of the Delhi Metro. It was opened to the public on 29 May 2018. is situated 1½ km west of Tihar Prisons.

Residential area
is a , near in the in the Indian Union Territory of . Its pincode is 110045. Its nearest metro station is . It comes under Dwarka Assembly Constituency. is situated 1½ km southwest of Tihar Prisons.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Janakpuri and Tihar Village.

Suburb
Photo: Malhotanku, Public domain.
Janak Puri is an affluent neighborhood in the of Delhi, India. It is located near the area and is accessible by road and Delhi Metro via multiple lines as well as train because of its nearest railway station at Delhi Cantonment.

Neighborhood
is one of the oldest villages in .

Suburb
is an industrial locality in the West Delhi district of , India. It used to be a major hub of heavy metal and small-scale industries, but following government sanctions, most of the heavy metal industries moved out.

Tihar Prisons

Latitude
28.61719° or 28° 37′ 2″ north
Longitude
77.10095° or 77° 6′ 3″ east
Operator
Department of Delhi Prisons
Open location code
7JWVJ482+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 221483981
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Wiki­data ID
Q1593538
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Tihar Prisons” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سجن تيهار”
  • Bengali: “তিহার কেন্দ্রীয় কারাগার”
  • Bengali: “তিহার জেল”
  • Dutch: “Tihar (gevangenis)”
  • Dutch: “Tihar”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سجن تيهار”
  • French: “prison de Tihar (Inde)”
  • French: “Prison de Tihar”
  • Hindi: “तिहाड़ कारागार”
  • Hindi: “तिहाड़ जेल”
  • Japanese: “ティハール刑務所”
  • Malayalam: “തിഹാർ ജയിൽ”
  • Panjabi: “ਤਿਹਾੜ ਜੇਲ”
  • Panjabi: “ਤਿਹਾੜ ਜੇਲ੍ਹ”
  • Persian: “زندان تیهار”
  • Russian: “Тихар”
  • Tamil: “திகார் சிறைகள்”
  • Telugu: “తీహార్ జైలు”
  • Thai: “เรือนจำติหาร”
  • Urdu: “تہاڑ جیل”

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