| Region/State/Union Territory |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
| NORTHERN REGION |
1,935 |
1,937 |
1,930 |
1,950 |
1,988 |
2,048 |
2,093 |
2,171 |
2,312 |
2,469 |
2,618 |
| Chandigarh |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Delhi |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Haryana |
303 |
309 |
314 |
327 |
336 |
353 |
378 |
424 |
467 |
517 |
553 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
133 |
133 |
138 |
141 |
149 |
151 |
155 |
156 |
160 |
189 |
189 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
261 |
261 |
245 |
242 |
247 |
256 |
261 |
268 |
281 |
281 |
288 |
| Ladakh |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Punjab |
206 |
207 |
207 |
207 |
215 |
228 |
237 |
255 |
284 |
307 |
332 |
| Rajasthan |
1,032 |
1,027 |
1,026 |
1,033 |
1,041 |
1,060 |
1,062 |
1,068 |
1,120 |
1,175 |
1,256 |
| NORTH-EASTERN REGION |
657 |
659 |
656 |
655 |
672 |
684 |
675 |
693 |
696 |
696 |
721 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
26 |
| Assam |
407 |
409 |
406 |
407 |
415 |
414 |
401 |
409 |
409 |
409 |
409 |
| Manipur |
30 |
30 |
30 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
27 |
28 |
28 |
22 |
| Meghalaya |
51 |
51 |
51 |
51 |
52 |
54 |
55 |
55 |
55 |
55 |
60 |
| Mizoram |
52 |
52 |
52 |
52 |
59 |
59 |
59 |
59 |
60 |
60 |
66 |
| Nagaland |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
| Tripura |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
91 |
101 |
104 |
116 |
116 |
116 |
127 |
| EASTERN REGION |
3,615 |
3,617 |
3,606 |
3,604 |
3,606 |
3,675 |
3,708 |
3,742 |
3,796 |
3,836 |
4,057 |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Bihar |
1,489 |
1,487 |
1,476 |
1,465 |
1,455 |
1,487 |
1,508 |
1,530 |
1,549 |
1,569 |
1,785 |
| Jharkhand |
394 |
394 |
394 |
394 |
397 |
404 |
410 |
414 |
418 |
425 |
428 |
| Odisha |
838 |
839 |
838 |
846 |
856 |
885 |
883 |
885 |
899 |
910 |
910 |
| Sikkim |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| West Bengal |
894 |
897 |
898 |
899 |
898 |
899 |
907 |
913 |
930 |
932 |
934 |
| CENTRAL REGION |
4,566 |
4,545 |
4,527 |
4,538 |
4,576 |
4,703 |
4,783 |
4,912 |
5,127 |
5,440 |
5,821 |
| Chhattisgarh |
443 |
442 |
435 |
436 |
433 |
443 |
452 |
466 |
478 |
533 |
575 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
1,069 |
1,064 |
1,050 |
1,050 |
1,060 |
1,089 |
1,103 |
1,111 |
1,140 |
1,150 |
1,221 |
| Uttarakhand |
176 |
170 |
171 |
168 |
178 |
183 |
187 |
194 |
227 |
236 |
253 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
2,878 |
2,869 |
2,871 |
2,884 |
2,905 |
2,988 |
3,041 |
3,141 |
3,282 |
3,521 |
3,772 |
| WESTERN REGION |
987 |
982 |
973 |
976 |
994 |
1,002 |
1,021 |
1,052 |
1,142 |
1,192 |
1,294 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Daman & Diu |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Goa |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Gujarat |
394 |
394 |
393 |
396 |
413 |
423 |
424 |
455 |
497 |
533 |
602 |
| Maharashtra |
593 |
588 |
580 |
580 |
581 |
579 |
597 |
597 |
645 |
659 |
692 |
| SOUTHERN REGION |
2,903 |
2,905 |
2,915 |
2,929 |
2,989 |
3,153 |
3,268 |
3,328 |
3,556 |
3,849 |
4,028 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
1,169 |
1,164 |
1,163 |
1,167 |
1,180 |
1,275 |
1,322 |
1,346 |
1,451 |
1,528 |
1,562 |
| Karnataka |
1,153 |
1,148 |
1,147 |
1,152 |
1,166 |
1,193 |
1,212 |
1,229 |
1,302 |
1,418 |
1,510 |
| Kerala |
366 |
375 |
382 |
387 |
388 |
399 |
423 |
423 |
431 |
524 |
536 |
| Lakshadweep |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Puducherry |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
11 |
20 |
26 |
28 |
28 |
31 |
| Tamil Nadu |
215 |
218 |
223 |
223 |
255 |
275 |
291 |
304 |
344 |
351 |
389 |
| Telangana |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| ALL INDIA |
14,663 |
14,645 |
14,607 |
14,652 |
14,825 |
15,265 |
15,548 |
15,898 |
16,629 |
17,482 |
18,539 |
| TABLE 163: STATE-WISE NUMBER OF BRANCHES OF REGIONAL RURAL BANKS (Concld.) |
| (As at end-March) |
| Region/State/Union Territory |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
| NORTHERN REGION |
2,796 |
2,967 |
3,066 |
3,184 |
3,274 |
3,280 |
3,300 |
3,317 |
3,368 |
3,383 |
3,403 |
| Chandigarh |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Delhi |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Haryana |
609 |
622 |
642 |
664 |
666 |
666 |
666 |
681 |
693 |
697 |
704 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
189 |
187 |
188 |
187 |
269 |
270 |
270 |
271 |
276 |
279 |
279 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
288 |
329 |
336 |
360 |
343 |
337 |
345 |
332 |
336 |
337 |
336 |
| Ladakh |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
| Punjab |
374 |
393 |
410 |
422 |
421 |
426 |
429 |
435 |
443 |
454 |
465 |
| Rajasthan |
1,336 |
1,436 |
1,490 |
1,551 |
1,575 |
1,579 |
1,588 |
1,596 |
1,618 |
1,612 |
1,615 |
| NORTH-EASTERN REGION |
783 |
826 |
861 |
867 |
879 |
881 |
886 |
896 |
900 |
904 |
906 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |
28 |
29 |
29 |
30 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
32 |
33 |
35 |
34 |
| Assam |
465 |
469 |
479 |
481 |
481 |
482 |
482 |
482 |
478 |
475 |
475 |
| Manipur |
21 |
21 |
21 |
23 |
28 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
28 |
28 |
| Meghalaya |
62 |
79 |
93 |
93 |
94 |
93 |
93 |
93 |
94 |
95 |
93 |
| Mizoram |
66 |
79 |
85 |
86 |
86 |
88 |
92 |
102 |
104 |
107 |
108 |
| Nagaland |
11 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
| Tripura |
130 |
139 |
144 |
144 |
149 |
149 |
149 |
149 |
152 |
151 |
154 |
| EASTERN REGION |
4,389 |
4,429 |
4,535 |
4,519 |
4,523 |
4,550 |
4,550 |
4,536 |
4,556 |
4,557 |
4,557 |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Bihar |
2,012 |
2,066 |
2,142 |
2,117 |
2,104 |
2,124 |
2,124 |
2,124 |
2,123 |
2,119 |
2,118 |
| Jharkhand |
434 |
442 |
442 |
442 |
453 |
452 |
452 |
452 |
455 |
455 |
459 |
| Odisha |
971 |
961 |
990 |
999 |
994 |
994 |
994 |
992 |
1,002 |
1,002 |
999 |
| Sikkim |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| West Bengal |
972 |
960 |
961 |
961 |
972 |
980 |
980 |
968 |
976 |
981 |
981 |
| CENTRAL REGION |
6,066 |
6,272 |
6,431 |
6,553 |
6,569 |
6,584 |
6,614 |
6,600 |
6,596 |
6,639 |
6,638 |
| Chhattisgarh |
595 |
597 |
597 |
618 |
624 |
624 |
624 |
626 |
613 |
625 |
629 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
1,256 |
1,300 |
1,328 |
1,339 |
1,335 |
1,343 |
1,343 |
1,343 |
1,343 |
1,343 |
1,343 |
| Uttarakhand |
273 |
292 |
292 |
292 |
287 |
287 |
287 |
287 |
289 |
291 |
293 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
3,942 |
4,083 |
4,214 |
4,304 |
4,323 |
4,330 |
4,360 |
4,344 |
4,351 |
4,380 |
4,373 |
| WESTERN REGION |
1,379 |
1,451 |
1,463 |
1,493 |
1,508 |
1,506 |
1,510 |
1,505 |
1,517 |
1,521 |
1,531 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Daman & Diu |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Goa |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Gujarat |
663 |
727 |
736 |
752 |
761 |
756 |
762 |
759 |
760 |
761 |
760 |
| Maharashtra |
716 |
724 |
727 |
741 |
747 |
750 |
748 |
746 |
757 |
760 |
771 |
| SOUTHERN REGION |
4,592 |
4,772 |
5,002 |
5,189 |
5,289 |
5,329 |
5,342 |
5,333 |
5,384 |
5,421 |
5,446 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
1,055 |
1,117 |
1,171 |
1,231 |
1,263 |
1,291 |
1,297 |
1,309 |
1,334 |
1,357 |
1,367 |
| Karnataka |
1,663 |
1,659 |
1,744 |
1,778 |
1,791 |
1,787 |
1,770 |
1,751 |
1,756 |
1,753 |
1,755 |
| Kerala |
579 |
605 |
614 |
626 |
645 |
645 |
645 |
645 |
645 |
647 |
648 |
| Lakshadweep |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Puducherry |
33 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
43 |
43 |
44 |
44 |
46 |
47 |
47 |
| Tamil Nadu |
468 |
518 |
570 |
617 |
636 |
646 |
652 |
657 |
666 |
677 |
689 |
| Telangana |
794 |
836 |
866 |
900 |
911 |
917 |
934 |
927 |
937 |
940 |
940 |
| ALL INDIA |
20,005 |
20,717 |
21,358 |
21,805 |
22,042 |
22,130 |
22,202 |
22,187 |
22,321 |
22,425 |
22,481 |
| -: Nil/Not Applicable/Negligible. |
| Source: Basic Statistical Returns of Scheduled Commercial Banks in India, Reserve Bank of India, various issues. |
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