Rankings Methodology
Rankings Methodology
This page shows data for all IJR indicators, organized by pillar and theme. The visualisation below shows how the cluster of 18 large and mid-sized states fare on the chosen indicator. States ranked 1-6 for the indicator are shown in blue, those ranked 7-12 in light green and those ranked 13-18 in light brown. Mouseover on the map to see a state’s exact values for the indicator and the raw data used to calculate the indicator. To know more about the indicator, click on the ‘i’ button next to the indicator name. Use the side bar and indicator dropdown to navigate to other indicators across pillars and themes.

Inmate population against available capacity in prisons
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Pillar: Prisons

Theme: Infrastructure

IJRs: 1, 2, 3

Formula: Inmate population / Total available prison capacity * 100

Benchmark: Below 100%

Scoring guide: Lower, the better

Latest period/date: 31 December 2021

Latest data source: Prison Statistics India, 2021

Rank State Score (out of 10)
1
Tamil Nadu
10.00
1
Kerala
10.00
1
Andhra Pradesh
10.00
1
Telangana
10.00
1
Punjab
10.00
1
Odisha
10.00
7
Rajasthan
9.98
8
Karnataka
9.94
9
Gujarat
8.04
10
West Bengal
7.88
11
Haryana
7.80
12
Jharkhand
7.73
13
Bihar
5.76
14
Chhattisgarh
4.85
15
Maharashtra
4.84
16
Madhya Pradesh
3.22
17
Uttar Pradesh
1.03
18
Uttarakhand
1.00
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