Convicted Prisoners in Jails during 2015

The number of convicted prisoners in jails in India was 134168 at the end of 2015. The top 10 states/UTs in terms of the number of convicted prisoners in jails were: Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Bihar and Tamil Nadu at the end of 2015.

The number of convicted prisoners in jails in Uttar Pradesh was 25917 at the end of 2015. It accounted for 19.32% of the number of convicted prisoners in jails in India at the end of 2015.

The number of convicted prisoners in jails in Madhya Pradesh was 17058 at the end of 2015. It accounted for 12.71% of the number of convicted prisoners in jails in India at the end of 2015. The number of convicted prisoners in jails in Punjab was 10599 at the end of 2015. It accounted for 7.9% of the number of convicted prisoners in jails in India at the end of 2015.

The number of convicted prisoners in jails in Maharashtra was 7891 at the end of 2015. It accounted for 5.88% of the number of convicted prisoners in jails in India at the end of 2015. The number of convicted prisoners in jails in Haryana was 7780 at the end of 2015. It accounted for 5.8% of the number of convicted prisoners in jails in India at the end of 2015.

These top 5 states accounted for 51.61% of the total number of convicted prisoners in jails in India as a whole at the end of 2015.

The number of convicted prisoners in jails in Chhattisgarh was 7774 at the end of 2015 (5.79% of All India). The number of convicted prisoners in jails in Rajasthan was 5749 at the end of 2015 (4.28% of All India). The number of convicted prisoners in jails in West Bengal was 5746 at the end of 2015 (4.28% of All India). The number of convicted prisoners in jails in Bihar was 4969 at the end of 2015 (3.7% of All India). The number of convicted prisoners in jails in Tamil Nadu was 4966 at the end of 2015 (3.7% of All India).

The above mentioned top 10 states accounted for 73.36% of the total number of convicted prisoners in jails in India as a whole at the end of 2015.

Dataset URL: https://data.gov.in/catalog/prison-statistics-2015
Resource Title: State/UT-wise Distribution of Convicted Prisoners in Different Jails at the end of 2015