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The female inmate capacity of district jails in India was 8594 at the end of the year 2015. There were 12 states having female inmate capacity of district jails of more than 200 viz. Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Assam, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Punjab and Telangana at the end of the year 2015.
The female inmate capacity of district jails in Uttar Pradesh was 2635 at the end of the year 2015. It accounted for 6.09% of the total inmate capacity of district jails in Uttar Pradesh at the end of the year 2015. The female inmate capacity of district jails in Haryana was 1247 at the end of the year 2015. It accounted for 8.83% of the total inmate capacity of district jails in Haryana at the end of the year 2015.
The female inmate capacity of district jails in Madhya Pradesh was 628 at the end of the year 2015. It accounted for 7.16% of the total inmate capacity of district jails in Madhya Pradesh at the end of the year 2015. The female inmate capacity of district jails in Bihar was 599 at the end of the year 2015. It accounted for 3.24% of the total inmate capacity of district jails in Bihar at the end of the year 2015.
The female inmate capacity of district jails in Assam was 363 at the end of the year 2015 (9.47% of total inmate capacity). The female inmate capacity of district jails in Maharashtra was 334 at the end of the year 2015 (4.81% of total inmate capacity). The female inmate capacity of district jails in Karnataka was 309 at the end of the year 2015 (8% of total inmate capacity). The female inmate capacity of district jails in Jharkhand was 282 at the end of the year 2015 (5.67% of total inmate capacity).
The female inmate capacity of district jails in West Bengal was 280 at the end of the year 2015 (5.37% of total inmate capacity). The female inmate capacity of district jails in Rajasthan was 260 at the end of the year 2015 (6.47% of total inmate capacity). The female inmate capacity of district jails in Punjab was 238 at the end of the year 2015 (7.77% of total inmate capacity). The female inmate capacity of district jails in Telangana was 224 at the end of the year 2015 (10.94% 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