Prison Population in India 358,177 (2006)
States / UT | Prisoners | % | Convicts | Under Trial | Jails | Capacity | Women | Children < 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 358,177 | 107,857 | 250,320 | 1,312 | 248,439 | 13,936 | 1,737 | |
Uttar Pradesh | 56,718 | 16% | 11,978 | 44,740 | 60 | 34,446 | 1,343 | 251 |
Bihar | 45,628 | 13% | 5,609 | 40,019 | 55 | 22,032 | 1,322 | 94 |
Madhya Pradesh | 31,382 | 8.8% | 14,391 | 16,991 | 116 | 18,566 | 817 | 137 |
Maharashtra | 26,388 | 7.4% | 9,727 | 16,661 | 210 | 20,292 | 1,325 | 151 |
Tamil Nadu | 20,687 | 5.8% | 7,463 | 13,224 | 133 | 18,152 | 1,609 | 75 |
Jharkand | 18,803 | 5.3% | 5,292 | 13,511 | 26 | 5,945 | 698 | 120 |
West Bengal | 18,243 | 5.1% | 3,871 | 14,372 | 53 | 19,722 | 1,266 | 410 |
Punjab | 14,990 | 4.2% | 4,912 | 10,078 | 26 | 11,274 | 776 | 86 |
Andhra Pradesh | 14,536 | 4.1% | 4,992 | 9,544 | 127 | 12,339 | 884 | 68 |
Orissa | 13,958 | 3.9% | 4,196 | 9,762 | 70 | 9,167 | 430 | 54 |
Rajasthan | 13,639 | 3.8% | 5,702 | 7,937 | 104 | 15,843 | 419 | 46 |
Haryana | 12,443 | 3.5% | 4,786 | 7,657 | 19 | 10,587 | 515 | 43 |
Delhi | 12,317 | 3.4% | 2,526 | 9,791 | 10 | 6,250 | 487 | 38 |
Karnataka | 11,779 | 3.3% | 4,096 | 7,683 | 97 | 9,271 | 448 | 19 |
Gujarat | 10,919 | 3.1% | 4,487 | 6,432 | 23 | 5,453 | 383 | 31 |
Chhattisgarh | 9,808 | 2.7% | 4,300 | 5,508 | 27 | 4,563 | 423 | 53 |
Assam | 8,475 | 2.4% | 3,475 | 5,000 | 27 | 6,357 | 211 | 26 |
Kerala | 6,670 | 1.9% | 2,809 | 3,861 | 39 | 5,239 | 203 | 14 |
Uttarkhand | 2,343 | 765 | 1,578 | 9 | 1,763 | 48 | 4 | |
Jammu & Kashmir | 1,758 | 221 | 1,537 | 13 | 3,100 | 67 | 4 | |
Tripura | 1,406 | 750 | 656 | 11 | 1,065 | 39 | 1 | |
Himachal Pradesh | 1,168 | 639 | 529 | 13 | 972 | 38 | 0 | |
Mizoram | 826 | 165 | 661 | 6 | 1,004 | 75 | 9 | |
Nagaland | 625 | 141 | 484 | 10 | 1,160 | 20 | 0 | |
Meghalaya | 553 | 42 | 511 | 4 | 520 | 12 | 0 | |
Chandigarh | 455 | 84 | 371 | 1 | 1,000 | 26 | 2 | |
Goa | 430 | 138 | 292 | 5 | 356 | 17 | 1 | |
Manipur | 426 | 31 | 395 | 2 | 1,090 | 19 | 0 | |
Pondicherry | 288 | 119 | 169 | 4 | 305 | 6 | 0 | |
Andaman & Nicobar | 225 | 66 | 159 | 4 | 309 | 4 | 0 | |
Sikkim | 195 | 73 | 122 | 1 | 121 | 5 | 0 | |
Daman & Diu | 47 | 11 | 36 | 2 | 120 | 1 | 0 | |
Dadar & Nagar Haveli | 43 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | |
Lakshadweep | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
Arunachal (No Jail) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: National Human Rights Commission
OMGFacts
India, 2006: 32 Prisoners per 100,000
US, 2008: 754 Prisoners per 100,000
Arunachal Pradesh did not have a jail till Nov 2009 (source)