Dataset Overview

This dataset provides year, state and gender wise data on capacity, inmate population and occupancy rate of Indian Jails.

Number of Rows

7593

Number of Columns

Time Period

2003 to 2023

Update FrequencyUpdate Frequency At Source

Yearly

Last UpdatedLast Updated at Dataful

February, 2026

Granularity

Year, State, Gender

Time Saved

6 hours

Units

value in absolute numbers

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year	state	gender	category	value	unit
2023	All India	Female	Available Capacity	30679	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Male	Available Capacity	408327	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Total	Available Capacity	439119	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Transgender	Available Capacity	113	value in absolute number
2023	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Female	Available Capacity	40	value in absolute number
2023	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Male	Available Capacity	279	value in absolute number
2023	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Total	Available Capacity	319	value in absolute number
2023	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Transgender	Available Capacity	0	value in absolute number
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Female	Available Capacity	930	value in absolute number
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Male	Available Capacity	7901	value in absolute number

Metadata

Name	Number of Distinct Values	Number of Unique Values	Type	Count
year	22	22	Int64	7593
state	39	39	String	7593
gender	4	4	String	7593
category	3	3	String	7593
value	4755	4755	Float64	7449
unit	2	2	String	7593
note	1	1	String	0

Citation

National Crime Record Bureau. NCRB - Prison Statistics: Year, State and Gender wise Capacity, Inmate Population and Occupancy Rate of Jails [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/22963

NCRB - Prison Statistics: Year, State and Gender wise Capacity, Inmate Population and Occupancy Rate of Jails

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