Sr.

Region/State/

Number of Branches

Number of branches opened during

Average population

No.

Union Territory

as on June 30

(in '000) per bank branch

as at the end of June

1969

1999

2000

July 98

of which:

July 99

of which:

1969

1999

2000

to

at un-

to

at un-

June 99

banked

June

banked

centres

2000

centres

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

1.

Northern Region

1,253

10,339

10,426

174

16

107

3

46

12

12

Chandigarh

20

160

164

5

0

5

0

7

5

5

Delhi

274

1,345

1,377

60

0

38

0

10

10

10

Haryana

172

1,480

1,492

30

3

15

0

56

13

13

Himachal Pradesh

42

777

778

4

4

1

3

80

8

9

Jammu & Kashmir

35

809

811

11

3

6

0

124

12

12

Punjab

346

2,477

2,498

33

4

23

0

38

9

9

Rajasthan

364

3,291

3,306

31

2

19

0

68

16

16

2.

North-Eastern Region

90

1,888

1,889

4

0

5

0

203

20

21

Arunachal Pradesh

-

68

68

0

0

0

0

-

17

18

Assam

74

1,227

1,229

4

0

5

0

193

21

21

Manipur

2

86

86

0

0

0

0

510

29

29

Meghalaya

7

179

179

0

0

0

0

137

13

14

Mizoram

-

78

78

0

0

0

0

-

12

12

Nagaland

2

70

70

0

0

0

0

250

24

24

Tripura

5

180

179

0

0

0

0

300

21

21

3.

Eastern Region

878

11,645

11,667

85

0

32

1

135

18

19

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

1

31

31

0

0

0

0

82

12

13

Bihar

273

4,984

4,992

20

0

8

0

200

20

20

Orissa

100

2,210

2,216

25

0

6

1

211

16

16

Sikkim

-

46

46

0

0

4

0

-

12

12

West Bengal

504

4,374

4,382

40

0

14

0

85

18

18

4.

Central Region

1,090

13,287

13,327

118

5

63

2

115

19

19

Madhya Pradesh

343

4,462

4,472

33

2

21

0

116

18

18

Uttar Pradesh

747

8,825

8,855

85

3

42

2

114

19

19

5.

Western Region

1,955

10,133

10,172

183

23

72

1

38

14

14

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

-

12

11

1

0

0

0

-

16

17

Daman & Diu

-

15

15

2

0

0

0

-

9

9

Goa

85

309

315

6

0

8

0

8

5

5

Gujarat

752

3,606

3,626

63

11

26

1

34

13

13

Maharashtra

1,118

6,191

6,205

111

12

38

0

43

15

15

6.

Southern Region

2,996

17,704

17,859

279

10

190

3

44

13

13

Andhra Pradesh

567

5,052

5,102

77

5

55

0

74

15

15

Karnataka

756

4,656

4,697

89

1

51

2

37

11

11

Kerala

601

3,194

3,231

46

0

42

0

34

10

10

Lakshadweep

-

9

9

0

0

0

0

0

8

8

Pondicherry

12

81

84

4

0

3

0

31

13

13

Tamil Nadu

1,060

4,712

4,736

63

4

39

1

37

13

13

All India

8,262

64,996*

65,340*

843

54

469

10

64

15

15

Notes:

1.

@

Excluding the branches of non-scheduled banks.

*

Includes 'Daman and Diu' for 1969 data.

2.

Average population per bank branch for June 1969 is based on 1969 mid-year population. Similar data for June 1999 and June 2000 are based on estimated mid-year population of respective years received from Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Govt. of India.

3.

Bank branches exclude administrative offices.