Male Inmates Capacity of District Jails at the end of 2015

The inmate capacity of district jails in India was 129378 at the end of the year 2015. There were 3 states having male inmate capacity of district jails of more than 10000 viz. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Haryana at the end of the year 2015.

The male inmate capacity of district jails in Uttar Pradesh was 40654 at the end of the year 2015. It accounted for 93.91% of the total inmate capacity of district jails in Uttar Pradesh at the end of the year 2015.

The male inmate capacity of district jails in Bihar was 17887 at the end of the year 2015. It accounted for 96.76% of the total inmate capacity of district jails in Bihar at the end of the year 2015. The male inmate capacity of district jails in Haryana was 12868 at the end of the year 2015. It accounted for 91.17% of the total inmate capacity of district jails in Haryana at the end of the year 2015.

There were 4 states having male inmate capacity of district jails between 4000 and 10000 viz. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Jharkhand at the end of the year 2015.

The male inmate capacity of district jails in Madhya Pradesh was 8143 at the end of the year 2015 (92.84% of total inmate capacity). The male inmate capacity of district jails in Maharashtra was 6604 at the end of the year 2015 (95.19% of total inmate capacity).

The male inmate capacity of district jails in West Bengal was 4937 at the end of the year 2015 (94.63% of total inmate capacity). The male inmate capacity of district jails in Jharkhand was 4693 at the end of the year 2015 (94.33% of total inmate capacity).

Dataset URL: https://data.gov.in/catalog/prison-statistics-2015

Resource Title: State/UT-wise Capacity and Population of Inmates in District Jails at the end of 2015