Central Prison, Vellore

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The Central Jail, Vellore was established in 1867 with 160 convicts.

It is the largest Jail in the dist.

The prison has historical importance.

Convicts sentenced to imprisonment are confined in the jail from various districts of the Presidency as well as from Burma.

Many prisoners sentenced to transpiration by the courts of this Presidency are retained when considered physically unfit for deportation to Andaman.

The expenditure in the jail is recovered by the value of the convict’s labour.

The chief industry carried out in the jail is weaving.

A great variety of clothes of various patterns as well as table clothes, gunnies, choir mats, carpets etc are woven.

Central jail is famous for its carpets.

The manufacture was first taught to the convicts by a carpet weaver of Ellore.

The fabrics are excellently woven and find ready sale in England.

Carpentry, shoe making, iron and brass work and tent making are also carried on and the prison is well worth a visit.

By extreme hard work and good conduct, convicts may earn a remission not exceeding 1/6th of the total period of imprisonment awarded them.

There is a small sub jail attached to the central prison to accommodate the remand and under-trail prisoners of this dist. They will be sent to the concerned courts on the dates under Police Escorts.

Contact Address:

Vellore Central Jail
Thorapadi, Vellore, Tamil Nadu ‎

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Hello sir would you please give me some information about Central Prison which is located at Vellore, Tamil Nadu?

Vellore Central Prison was founded in 1830, it is the largest Jail in the dist. and 2nd largest in Tamil Nadu after puzhal central prison,


The former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Peraringnar Dr.C.N. Annadurai was also confined in this Prison from 16.08.1962 to 24.10.1962.

People who were imprisoned:

Allama Mashriqi
Founder of Khaksar Tehrik, imprisoned in March 1940

Sri Wikrama Rajasinha The last king in Sri Lanka

C. Rajagopalachari
Last Governor-General of India, for his role in
India's freedom struggle

V. V. Giri
President of India, for his role in India's freedom struggle

R. Venkataraman
President of India, imprisoned in 1941 for his role in India's freedom struggle

C. N. Annadurai
Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, imprisoned in 1962

K. Kamaraj
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

Vinoba Bhave
Indian advocate of Nonviolence and human rights

Jayendra Saraswathi
Shankaracharya of Kanchi, under custody in
2004 under charges of murder

Murugan
Sentenced to death for assassinating Rajiv Gandhi

Address;
Central Prison
Thorapadi - Bagayam Rd
Ramset Nagar, Thorapadi
Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632002

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