Number of district prisons in India 2019, by state

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Manya Rathore,
Jul 10, 2023
In 2019, the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh had the largest number of district jails in the country amounting to 62. The state had a total of 72 jails as of that year. District jails serve as the main prisons in states and union territories where there are no central jails.

Number of district jails across India in 2019, by state

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August 2020

Region

India

Survey time period

2019

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