Police: Year-, State- and Designation-wise Number of Sanctioned, Actual and Vacant Posts in Civil Police
The dataset contains year- and state-wise data on number of actual, sanctioned and vacant posts civil police in each state, categorized by their different designations such as Director General of Police (DGP), Special/Additional DGP, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP), Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Superintendent of Police (SP), Deputy/Assistant SP, Senior SP, Deputy/Assistant Commandant, Inspector, Reserve Inspector (RI), Sub-Inspector (SI), Reserve SI (RSI), Assistant Sub-Inspector/Reserve Inspector (ASI/ARSI), Constable, Head Constable, and others
Police: Year-, State- and Designation-wise Number of Sanctioned, Actual and Vacant Posts in Civil Police
The dataset contains year- and state-wise data on number of actual, sanctioned and vacant posts civil police in each state, categorized by their different designations such as Director General of Police (DGP), Special/Additional DGP, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP), Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Superintendent of Police (SP), Deputy/Assistant SP, Senior SP, Deputy/Assistant Commandant, Inspector, Reserve Inspector (RI), Sub-Inspector (SI), Reserve SI (RSI), Assistant Sub-Inspector/Reserve Inspector (ASI/ARSI), Constable, Head Constable, and others
The reference date as of which the police personnel figures are reported.
state
String
39
20021
The Indian state or union territory to which the civil police personnel figures pertain.
employment_type
String
20
20021
The designation or rank of civil police personnel, such as Director General of Police (DGP) or Additional DGP.
category
String
3
20021
The type of post count reported: sanctioned, actual (filled), or vacant positions.
value
String
5054
19425
The number of civil police personnel for the given state, designation, and post category.
unit
String
1
20021
The unit of measurement for the reported value, expressed in absolute numbers.
note
String
3
489
Supplementary remarks or footnotes providing additional context about the reported figures.
Citation
Bureau of Police Research and Development. (2026). Police: Year-, State- and Designation-wise Number of Sanctioned, Actual and Vacant Posts in Civil Police [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/20142
