Dataset Overview

This dataset provides year and state wise data on number of Indian convicted prisoners in Indian jails.

Organisation

National Crime Record Bureau

Sectors

Home Affairs and Enforcement

Update Frequency

Yearly

Granularity

Year, State

Time Saved

6 hours

Number of Rows

5180

Number of Columns

Sources

Prison Statistics India, NCRB

Time Period

2016 to 2023

Units

value in absolute number

Last Updated

February, 2026

Data Preview

year	state	age_group	gender	value	unit
2023	All India	30 to 50 years	Female	2789	value in absolute number
2023	Sikkim	18 to 30 years	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	18 to 30 years	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	Chandigarh	18 to 30 years	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	18 to 30 years	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	West Bengal	18 to 30 years	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	Uttarakhand	18 to 30 years	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	Uttar Pradesh	18 to 30 years	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	Tripura	18 to 30 years	Transgender	0	value in absolute number
2023	Telangana	18 to 30 years	Transgender	0	value in absolute number

Metadata

Name	Number of Distinct Values	Number of Unique Values	Type	Count
year	8	8	Int64	5180
state	39	39	String	5180
age_group	5	5	String	5180
gender	4	4	String	5180
value	1526	1526	Float64	5180
unit	1	1	String	5180
note	1	1	String	0

Citation

National Crime Record Bureau. NCRB - Indian Prisoner Statistics: Year and State wise Number of Indian Convicts in Indian Jails [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/22993

NCRB - Indian Prisoner Statistics: Year and State wise Number of Indian Convicts in Indian Jails