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Chanchalguda Central Jail
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Chanchalguda Central Jail, located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, is one of the oldest jails in the country. The jail is in the old city of Hyderabad at Chanchalguda. It was constructed during the reign of the Nizam of the Hyderabad State, and remains operational today.
Background
Chanchalguda Central Jail, located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, is one of the oldest jails in the country. The jail is in the old city of Hyderabad at Chanchalguda. It was constructed during the reign of the Nizam of the Hyderabad State, and remains operational today. The jail has an official capacity of 1000 inmates, but is said to be overcrowded, with inmate numbers having recently come to exceed 1,600. An average of 40 new inmates arrive at the jail daily.
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Capacity
1,000
Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1879
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 7 Jul 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1879
Region
Telangana
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
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Mailing
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Practical info
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Known issues
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Compared to other facilities in India
1738 peersCapacity (beds)this: 1000 · peers avg: 882 (+13%)
Data completeness
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Sources
- Phase N2 Wikipedia scrape
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q5070855)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Chanchalguda Central Jail. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/chanchalguda-central-jail
Chicago
"Chanchalguda Central Jail." World Prisons. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/chanchalguda-central-jail.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-chanchalguda-central-jail,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Chanchalguda Central Jail},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/chanchalguda-central-jail},
urldate = {2026-07-22}
}