Cellular Jail or Kalapani

Cellular Jail locally called as Kala Pani (Kala – black and Pani - water, mean black water) was a Jail or Lockup for Indian freedom fighters at pre-independent period by the cruel British ruler. It is located at Port Blair in the Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It was constructed by British Government during 1896 to 1906. Many freedom fighters such as Diwan Singh Kalepani, Yogendra Shukla, Batukeshwar Dutt, Maulana Ahmadullah, Babarao Savarkar,Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Bhai Parmanand, Vaman Rao Joshi, Nand Gopal etc, were imprisoned here during the struggle of Indian independence.

Cellular Jail is one of the darkest chapters in Indian history during British colonial rule. Usually, British had been using Andaman Islands as a prison before (from the time of Sepoy Bidroho at 1857) the Cellular Jail was constructed. This isolated island was a perfect place to punish the Indian rebels by British ruler. Today, it is a protected National Memorial monument and it dedicated to great Indian freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for the Independence of the Nation.

Cellular Jail contains 7 regions contain 283 separate cells with a tower in middle region and it is 4 floors building with first three for cells and the fourth floor functioned as the watch tower. One can see here the execution room where the freedom fighters were hanged. Now, travelers can see the light and sound show depicting the sacrifice of freedom fighters and also showing up the brutal history of Kala Pani.

Hotel and Restaurants at Kalapani

Hotel Sinclairs Bayview Port Blair South Point Tele-Phone: 03192-227824	Azad Lodge Area: Port Blair Tele-Phone: 03192-242646
Sun Sea Resort Middle Point, Port Blair-744101 Tele-Phone: 03192-244442	Hotel Andaman Residency J.N Road, Goal Ghar Port Blair-744101 Phone: 03192-242200/03192-243200
Hotel Sentinel Address: Phoenix Bay, Port Blair Phone: 03192-244914/03192-244915	Hari International Bathu Basti, Garacharma - I Port Blair, Andaman. Tele-Phone: 03192 - 251234, 200841

How to reach at Cellular Jail

If you planned to visit at Cellular Jail then you should first reach at Port Blair, Andaman Island. After that you can travel to Cellular Jail by local buses or with any other four wheelers. It is few minutes away from Port Blair main Town by bus. Know details address bellow

Address:
Curator, National Memorial, Cellular Jail
P.O.- Aberdeen
Port Blair, South Andaman
Landmark - Near to G.B. Pant Hospital
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
ZIP - 744104
Phone - 03192–230117
Email - cellularjailmuseum_india@yahoo.co.in

General Information

Country	India
Union Territory	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
City	Port Blair
District	South Andaman
STD Code	03192
Postal Code	744104
Best time to visit	Best season is October To April.
Attractions at Cellular Jail	Netaji Gallery, Art Gallery, Freedom fighters Photo Gallery, Artifact, Gallery, Gallows, Galleries about Andaman Olden Days, Workshop, Wings (seven), Cells (283 cells), Tower (one tower) and Library on freedom movement Hindi Sound & Light Show: Start from 5:30 pm every day. English Sound & Light Show: Start from 6:45 pm every day. Entry Fee: Adult - INR 20 and Child - INR 10.
Visiting Hours	First Half: 9.00 am - 12.30 pm Second Half: 1.30 am to 4.45 pm.
Open days	Every day in a week, except Monday & Public Holidays.
Entry Fees	Entry Fee - INR 5. Photo Camera - INR 10 Video Camera - INR 50. Film Shooting - INR 2500 Per Day.
Free Entry	Children below 10 years, Senior Citizen, handicapped people, School & College Students in Uniform/Identity Cards and Defense persons in Uniform..
Clothing	Light Cottân
Spoken Language around Cellular Jail	Bengali (main language), Hindi, English, etc.
Tour Spots near Cellular Jail	Major tour spots near Cellular Jail are Diglipur Beaches, Havelock Island Beaches, Neil Island Beaches, Long Island, Rangat, Barren Island and Little Andaman Island.