81,932 cases waiting.
DISTRICT WORKSPACE
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69.1 cleared for every 100 filed.
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Districts where several pressure signals line up at once.
A district lands on this list when it combines a large backlog of pending cases with slower clearance or longer waits than the state average. It is a signal for closer inspection, not a finding about any specific court or official.
These are the clearest districts to inspect first, not a finding about any court or official.
Ranchi: share of pending cases older than 5 years.
All districts. Sorted by biggest pressure signal.
INVESTIGATION PATH
Turn a district list into a trail.
Use the table to find a pressure signal, then open evidence, compare districts inside this geography, or check what moved between published snapshots.
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Every district row links to a standalone evidence page with history, caveats, citation text, and CSV downloads.
Inspect biggest backlog03
Compare two signals
Put two districts side by side when you need a cleaner local contrast, without turning it into a statewide finding.
Open comparison04
Check movement
Use movers when there are at least two published snapshots, so you can separate scale from recent change.
Open movers| District | Rank | Cases waiting i
pending cases
Cases waiting to be decided. These are court cases that have been filed but not yet disposed. We count everything that is still open on the day the source numbers were published — including cases that are only a few days old and cases that have been pending for years. |
Cleared / 100 filed i
cases cleared per 100 filed
How many cases courts finish for every 100 new ones they get. If this number is 100, courts are keeping pace with new filings. Below 100 means the backlog is growing. Above 100 means courts are catching up. We calculate it from the monthly filing and disposal totals published in the source dashboard. |
Typical wait i
typical wait
About how long a pending case has been waiting in court. This is an estimate of the middle of the backlog — roughly how old a typical pending case is. It is not the age of any one case. Courts publish cases grouped into age buckets (0–1 year, 1–3 years, and so on), and we estimate from those buckets. |
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file-clear gap
How much more work is coming in than going out. A positive gap means cases are being filed faster than courts are clearing them — the backlog grows. A negative gap means the reverse. We calculate it from the most recent month of filings and disposals. |
Why it stands out |
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Ranchi
Ranchi has 81,932 cases waiting. A typical pending case falls around 730 days old, and the district cleared 93.0% as many cases as it received last month. It stays on the list of districts to watch in this snapshot. |
#1 | 81,932 | 93.0 | 24 mo | 23.8% | 6/6 | +7.0 | New cases are coming in faster than this district is clearing them, and the queue is already among the state's biggest. |
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Dhanbad
Dhanbad has 62,465 cases waiting. A typical pending case falls around 730 days old, and the district cleared 101.5% as many cases as it received last month. It stays on the list of districts to watch in this snapshot. |
#2 | 62,465 | 101.5 | 24 mo | 26.4% | 6/6 | −1.5 | This district isn't among the clearest pressure signals right now. |
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East Singhbhum at Jamshedpur
East Singhbhum at Jamshedpur has 50,480 cases waiting. A typical pending case falls around 730 days old, and the district cleared 69.1% as many cases as it received last month. It stays on the list of districts to watch in this snapshot. |
#3 | 50,480 | 69.1 | 24 mo | 27.6% | 6/6 | +30.9 | New cases are coming in faster than this district is clearing them, and the queue is already among the state's biggest. |
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Giridih
Giridih has 46,548 cases waiting. A typical pending case falls around 730 days old, and the district cleared 98.1% as many cases as it received last month. |
#4 | 46,548 | 98.1 | 24 mo | 32.8% | 0/6 | +1.9 | This district isn't among the clearest pressure signals right now. |
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Hazaribagh
Hazaribagh has 45,263 cases waiting. A typical pending case falls around 730 days old, and the district cleared 101.0% as many cases as it received last month. |
#5 | 45,263 | 101.0 | 24 mo | 28.3% | 0/6 | −1.0 | This district isn't among the clearest pressure signals right now. |
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Daltonganj
Daltonganj has 32,916 cases waiting. A typical pending case falls around 730 days old, and the district cleared 91.5% as many cases as it received last month. |
#6 | 32,916 | 91.5 | 24 mo | 24.9% | 0/6 | +8.5 | This district is clearing cases more slowly than the Jharkhand average. |
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Bokaro
Bokaro has 28,644 cases waiting. A typical pending case falls around 730 days old, and the district cleared 102.5% as many cases as it received last month. |
#7 | 28,644 | 102.5 | 24 mo | 20.8% | 0/6 | −2.5 | This district isn't among the clearest pressure signals right now. |
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Garhwa
Garhwa has 28,092 cases waiting. A typical pending case falls around 730 days old, and the district cleared 97.3% as many cases as it received last month. |
#8 | 28,092 | 97.3 | 24 mo | 30.7% | 0/6 | +2.7 | This district isn't among the clearest pressure signals right now. |
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Deoghar
Deoghar has 27,005 cases waiting. A typical pending case falls around 730 days old, and the district cleared 82.8% as many cases as it received last month. |
#9 | 27,005 | 82.8 | 24 mo | 21.3% | 0/6 | +17.2 | This district is clearing cases more slowly than the Jharkhand average. |
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Chatra
Chatra has 24,426 cases waiting. A typical pending case falls around 730 days old, and the district cleared 75.5% as many cases as it received last month. |
#10 | 24,426 | 75.5 | 24 mo | 27.4% | 0/6 | +24.5 | This district is clearing cases more slowly than the Jharkhand average. |
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Godda
Godda has 17,872 cases waiting. A typical pending case falls around 730 days old, and the district cleared 83.4% as many cases as it received last month. |
#11 | 17,872 | 83.4 | 24 mo | 31.0% | 0/6 | +16.6 | This district is clearing cases more slowly than the Jharkhand average. |
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Sahibganj
Sahibganj has 17,434 cases waiting. A typical pending case falls around 730 days old, and the district cleared 87.8% as many cases as it received last month. |
#12 | 17,434 | 87.8 | 24 mo | 18.1% | 0/6 | +12.2 | This district is clearing cases more slowly than the Jharkhand average. |
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Koderma
Koderma has 16,709 cases waiting. A typical pending case falls around 730 days old, and the district cleared 93.8% as many cases as it received last month. |
#13 | 16,709 | 93.8 | 24 mo | 23.6% | 0/6 | +6.3 | This district is clearing cases more slowly than the Jharkhand average. |
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RAMGARH
RAMGARH has 15,480 cases waiting. A typical pending case falls around 730 days old, and the district cleared 148.0% as many cases as it received last month. |
#14 | 15,480 | 148.0 | 24 mo | 31.3% | 0/6 | −48.0 | This district isn't among the clearest pressure signals right now. |
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Dumka
Dumka has 14,524 cases waiting. A typical pending case falls around 730 days old, and the district cleared 112.3% as many cases as it received last month. |
#15 | 14,524 | 112.3 | 24 mo | 31.0% | 0/6 | −12.3 | This district isn't among the clearest pressure signals right now. |
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Latehar
Latehar has 12,415 cases waiting. A typical pending case falls around 730 days old, and the district cleared 79.3% as many cases as it received last month. |
#16 | 12,415 | 79.3 | 24 mo | 22.9% | 0/6 | +20.7 | This district is clearing cases more slowly than the Jharkhand average. |
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Gumla
Gumla has 9,281 cases waiting. A typical pending case falls around 730 days old, and the district cleared 100.0% as many cases as it received last month. |
#17 | 9,281 | 100.0 | 24 mo | 25.3% | 0/6 | +0.0 | This district isn't among the clearest pressure signals right now. |
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Seraikella
Seraikella has 8,544 cases waiting. A typical pending case falls around 730 days old, and the district cleared 92.0% as many cases as it received last month. |
#18 | 8,544 | 92.0 | 24 mo | 23.1% | 0/6 | +8.0 | This district is clearing cases more slowly than the Jharkhand average. |
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West Singhbhum at Chaibasa
West Singhbhum at Chaibasa has 7,046 cases waiting. A typical pending case falls around 730 days old, and the district cleared 95.0% as many cases as it received last month. |
#19 | 7,046 | 95.0 | 24 mo | 17.5% | 0/6 | +5.0 | This district is clearing cases more slowly than the Jharkhand average. |
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Lohardaga
Lohardaga has 6,603 cases waiting. A typical pending case falls around 730 days old, and the district cleared 123.6% as many cases as it received last month. |
#20 | 6,603 | 123.6 | 24 mo | 19.9% | 0/6 | −23.6 | This district isn't among the clearest pressure signals right now. |
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Jamtara
Jamtara has 6,542 cases waiting. A typical pending case falls around 730 days old, and the district cleared 107.9% as many cases as it received last month. |
#21 | 6,542 | 107.9 | 24 mo | 21.9% | 0/6 | −7.9 | This district isn't among the clearest pressure signals right now. |
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Pakur
Pakur has 6,173 cases waiting. A typical pending case falls around 730 days old, and the district cleared 136.2% as many cases as it received last month. |
#22 | 6,173 | 136.2 | 24 mo | 21.1% | 0/6 | −36.2 | This district isn't among the clearest pressure signals right now. |
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KHUNTI
KHUNTI has 5,611 cases waiting. A typical pending case falls around 730 days old, and the district cleared 91.0% as many cases as it received last month. |
#23 | 5,611 | 91.0 | 24 mo | 19.9% | 0/6 | +9.0 | This district is clearing cases more slowly than the Jharkhand average. |
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Simdega
Simdega has 4,035 cases waiting. A typical pending case falls around 730 days old, and the district cleared 89.3% as many cases as it received last month. |
#24 | 4,035 | 89.3 | 24 mo | 13.9% | 0/6 | +10.7 | This district is clearing cases more slowly than the Jharkhand average. |