India

Capital city — New Delhi

Country population
13,366,417,750
i
2019
/ World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential D…
Human Development Index
0.647
(129/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
3.2
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of the Interior
Total number of prisoners
466,084
i
12/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
34
i
2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
117.6 %
i
12/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
1,339
i
12/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
4.1 %
i
12/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0 %
i
12/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Untried prisoners
69.4 %
i
12/2018
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
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PdM

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Introduction

Country population

13,366,417,750

i

2019

Type of government

Constitutional Republic (Presidential Democracy)

Human Development Index

0.647

(129/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

3.2

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report