This dataset provides year wise data on the religion of convicted prisoners in Indian prisons. The categories of religion are Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh and others.
| year | state | religion | value | unit | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | All India | Christian | 4575 | value in absolute number | |
| 2023 | All India | Total | 135536 | value in absolute number | |
| 2023 | All India | Others | 2298 | value in absolute number | |
| 2023 | All India | Sikh | 5441 | value in absolute number | |
| 2023 | All India | Hindu | 101753 | value in absolute number | |
| 2023 | All India | Muslim | 21469 | value in absolute number | |
| 2022 | All India | Muslim | 22860 | value in absolute number | |
| 2022 | All India | Sikh | 5619 | value in absolute number | |
| 2022 | All India | Hindu | 98458 | value in absolute number | |
| 2022 | All India | Others | 2083 | value in absolute number |
National Crime Record Bureau. NCRB - Prison Statistics: Year and Religion wise Number of Convicts in India [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/22927
