Dataset · Law and Order
Sanctioned strength, existing strength and vacancies by rank (14 ranks from Inspector of Police to Civil Police Officer, including women's ranks) in each police station, from the staff strength page of its website in October 2026: 25,475 sanctioned posts, 23,328 filled and 2,147 vacant across 548 stations. Use it to compare staffing and vacancies across stations and police districts, or with the cases each station handles (PRI-LAW-0002).
The first 5 of 3,663 rows
| period | period_type | geo_level | geo_code | geo_name | station_id | rank | sanctioned | existing | vacancy | rows_merged | consistent | station_name | police_district |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | year |
| district |
| 589 |
| Ernakulam |
| Kalloorkad |
| Assistant Sub Inspector of Police |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| True |
| Kalloorkad Police Station |
| Ernakulam Rural |
| 2026 | year | district | 589 | Ernakulam | Kalloorkad | Civil Police Officer | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1 | True | Kalloorkad Police Station | Ernakulam Rural |
| 2026 | year | district | 589 | Ernakulam | Kalloorkad | Inspector Of Police | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | True | Kalloorkad Police Station | Ernakulam Rural |
| 2026 | year | district | 589 | Ernakulam | Kalloorkad | Part Time Sweeper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | True | Kalloorkad Police Station | Ernakulam Rural |
| 2026 | year | district | 589 | Ernakulam | Kalloorkad | Senior Civil Police Officer | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | True | Kalloorkad Police Station | Ernakulam Rural |
14 columns, in file order.
periodperiod_typegeo_levelgeo_codegeo_namestation_idranksanctionedexistingvacancyrows_mergedconsistentstation_namepolice_districtPlease cite this dataset when you use it:
Policy and Research Initiative (2026). Station- and rank-wise sanctioned and existing staff strength of police stations in Kerala, 2026 [Dataset]. PRI Data Repository. /data/police-station-staff-strength-kerala