NCRB - Prison Statistics: Year, State and Jail wise Capacity, Inmate Population and Occupancy Rate

This dataset provides year, state and jail wise data on capacity, inmate population and occupancy rate. Note: The jail wise classification data was introduced from 2003.

Rows: 72049
Columns: 8
Time period: 2002 to 2024
Last Updated: 07 July 2026

year	state	jail_type	category	gender	value	unit
2024	All India	All Jails	Available Capacity	Female	31266	value in absolute number
2024	All India	All Jails	Available Capacity	Male	422308	value in absolute number
2024	All India	All Jails	Available Capacity	Total	453769	value in absolute number
2024	All India	All Jails	Available Capacity	Transgender	195	value in absolute number
2024	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	All Jails	Available Capacity	Female	30	value in absolute number
2024	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	All Jails	Available Capacity	Male	449	value in absolute number
2024	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	All Jails	Available Capacity	Total	479	value in absolute number
2024	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	All Jails	Available Capacity	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2024	Andhra Pradesh	All Jails	Available Capacity	Female	915	value in absolute number
2024	Andhra Pradesh	All Jails	Available Capacity	Male	7744	value in absolute number

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Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count	Description
year	Int64	23	72049	The calendar year to which the inmate statistics pertain.
state	String	39	72049	The Indian state or union territory for which the jail inmate data is reported, with 'All India' representing national-level figures.
jail_type	String	9	72049	The type of jail or correctional institution the data refers to, such as a specific jail category or an aggregate across all jails.
category	String	5	72049	The statistical category being measured for inmates, such as available capacity or other inmate-related metrics.
gender	String	5	65625	The gender group the inmate figure applies to, including male, female, transgender, or a combined total.
value	Float64	12466	60877	The reported count of inmates for the given year, state, jail type, category, and gender, expressed as an absolute number.
unit	String	2	72049	The unit of measurement for the value, indicating it is reported as an absolute number.
note	String	1	0	An optional remarks field for supplementary notes about the data record.

NCRB - Prison Statistics: Year, State and Jail wise Capacity, Inmate Population and Occupancy Rate

This dataset provides year, state and jail wise data on capacity, inmate population and occupancy rate. Note: The jail wise classification data was introduced from 2003.

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NCRB - Prison Statistics: Year, State and Jail wise Capacity, Inmate Population and Occupancy Rate

This dataset provides year, state and jail wise data on capacity, inmate population and occupancy rate. Note: The jail wise classification data was introduced from 2003.

Rows: 72049
Columns: 8
Time period: 2002 to 2024
Last Updated: 07 July 2026

year	state	jail_type	category	gender	value	unit
2024	All India	All Jails	Available Capacity	Female	31266	value in absolute number
2024	All India	All Jails	Available Capacity	Male	422308	value in absolute number
2024	All India	All Jails	Available Capacity	Total	453769	value in absolute number
2024	All India	All Jails	Available Capacity	Transgender	195	value in absolute number
2024	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	All Jails	Available Capacity	Female	30	value in absolute number
2024	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	All Jails	Available Capacity	Male	449	value in absolute number
2024	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	All Jails	Available Capacity	Total	479	value in absolute number
2024	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	All Jails	Available Capacity	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2024	Andhra Pradesh	All Jails	Available Capacity	Female	915	value in absolute number
2024	Andhra Pradesh	All Jails	Available Capacity	Male	7744	value in absolute number

Sample from the dataset, for your reference.

Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count	Description
year	Int64	23	72049	The calendar year to which the inmate statistics pertain.
state	String	39	72049	The Indian state or union territory for which the jail inmate data is reported, with 'All India' representing national-level figures.
jail_type	String	9	72049	The type of jail or correctional institution the data refers to, such as a specific jail category or an aggregate across all jails.
category	String	5	72049	The statistical category being measured for inmates, such as available capacity or other inmate-related metrics.
gender	String	5	65625	The gender group the inmate figure applies to, including male, female, transgender, or a combined total.
value	Float64	12466	60877	The reported count of inmates for the given year, state, jail type, category, and gender, expressed as an absolute number.
unit	String	2	72049	The unit of measurement for the value, indicating it is reported as an absolute number.
note	String	1	0	An optional remarks field for supplementary notes about the data record.

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