Incorrect contact details in a police station directory can delay someone reaching help in an emergency. Our team verifies every correction against official sources before publishing. It takes two minutes to report, and it could matter when it counts.
All corrections are reviewed before changes go live. We aim to process reports within 3–7 working days.
Most of the time, people visit a police station directory for routine reasons — they want an address to mail a document, or they are looking up the jurisdiction before filing paperwork. But a meaningful percentage of visits happen during or just after a crisis: a theft, a missing person, a domestic incident, a road accident.
In those moments, dialling a disconnected number or arriving at an address where the station used to be costs time that the person does not have. A wrong map pin sends someone in the wrong direction. An outdated alternate number goes to a different department entirely.
This is why we hold corrections to a higher standard than most information directories. We do not update a record based on a single report alone — we verify against an official source first. And it is why every correction report, no matter how small, is read by a real person.
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Different types of corrections need different kinds of evidence. Here is what helps most for each category, and what you can check before submitting.
We do not update records based on a single correction report alone. Here is exactly what happens after you hit submit, and why each step matters for a public-safety directory.
Your form submission is emailed to our editorial team. An acknowledgement is sent to you if you provided an email address.
The team checks the claim against official state police portals, data.gov.in, and — for phone numbers — may call the station directly.
If the correction is verified, the record is updated and marked with a new verification date and source reference.
If you left an email, we reply to confirm the update or explain why we could not verify the correction.
For a correction to be applied, it must be supportable by at least one authoritative source. Below is the hierarchy we use, roughly in order of strength. Your correction report does not need to come with a source — but including one speeds verification substantially.
We do not accept social media posts, Wikipedia, or crowd-sourced mapping platforms as sole verification for police station contact details. Those sources can be useful leads — they sometimes point us to an official page we would not have found otherwise — but they are not authoritative on their own.
Read our full data sourcing policyIf you need the correct information now — and cannot wait for us to process a correction — here are the fastest routes to official data for Indian police stations.
Every state in India has an official police website. Most list station directories with phone numbers and addresses. Search for '[state name] police' — the .gov.in domain is the official one.
Browse statesDistrict Superintendent of Police (SP) offices maintain station lists. The SP office number is generally more stable than individual station numbers and they can redirect you.
The national emergency and police helplines can connect you to the relevant police station for your area. Both lines are available 24 hours.
Under the Right to Information Act, any Indian citizen can request official records from a government body — including police station contact directories. RTI responses are authoritative.
The central government open data portal publishes datasets from multiple ministries and state governments, including some police station records. Freely searchable and downloadable.
Our data sourcesWhen stations relocate, they often publish notices in local newspapers and on the physical noticeboard outside the old location. These can be useful secondary evidence.
Police station information is more volatile than most directory listings. Unlike a shop or restaurant, stations do not advertise closures on social media or update business listings proactively. Several things drive data decay:
User correction reports
The single most valuable input — direct observation from people who have tried to reach a station.
Periodic re-verification
We cross-check records against official portals on a rolling schedule, prioritising high-population areas.
New data partnerships
We actively seek partnerships with organisations holding official station directories — RTI aggregators, legal aid networks, and government data programmes.
Source tracking
Every record carries a source name and verification date, so we know which records are oldest and most likely to need checking.
We have two separate forms because corrections and suggestions need different handling. Here is a quick guide to help you choose the right one.
For existing records
For new additions and ideas
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Read guidesEverything you need to know about the corrections process, what we accept, and what happens after you report.
You can report wrong phone numbers, incorrect addresses, wrong station names, misplaced map pins, duplicate entries, and stations that have closed or relocated. We also accept corrections to jurisdiction descriptions and station type classifications.
We aim to process reports within three to seven working days. Complex changes — especially address corrections — take longer because we must locate and cross-reference an official source before updating the record.
No account is needed. The form accepts anonymous reports. Providing your email is optional and only used if we need to follow up.
A link to the official state police portal page for that station, or any official government document showing the correct information. This cuts verification time significantly. Second most useful: the correct phone number or address as it appears on a signboard or official letterhead.
See how we verify dataYes, though the suggestions form handles this better because it captures more context about the missing station. Use corrections for existing records and suggestions for completely absent ones.
Submit a suggestionPhone numbers at police stations change more often than you might expect — STD code consolidations, new exchanges, internal switchboard changes, and direct-line allocations all affect them. If you have successfully reached the station on a different number, that direct experience is strong evidence. Please report it.
If you provide your email address we will reply to confirm when the change is made, or to explain if we could not verify the correction. Anonymous reports receive no notification.
Select 'Station closed or relocated' and describe what you observed — when you last tried to reach them, what happened, and any official notice or news article if you have one. We will verify independently. A station is only marked closed or relocated after two independent confirmations.
Please do not submit the same report more than once. Duplicates slow the review queue without adding information. If you have new evidence to add, include it in the description of a single submission.
No. PoliceStations.in is an independent public information directory. Nothing submitted here reaches the police. To report a crime or emergency, call 100 or 112.
Find your nearest stationWe cannot rely on Google Maps or crowd-sourced information as a primary source because those listings are user-editable and can themselves be incorrect. If the only source is Google Maps, we will still investigate — sometimes that leads us to an official page — but we may not be able to update the record until we find an authoritative confirmation.
Reports go to our editorial team at [email protected]. The team checks the report against official state police portals, government data sources, and — for phone numbers — may call the station directly to verify.
Please submit one report per station. This keeps our queue manageable and ensures each correction gets its own verification trail. If you have many corrections to report, you are also welcome to email [email protected] with a consolidated list.
It takes two minutes. Every verified correction improves the experience for everyone who searches for a police station in India — especially in an emergency.