Number of Offices

Bank Group

Opened during 1st April 1996 to 31st March 1997

As on 31st March 1997

As on 31st

Rural

Semi-

Urban

Metro-

Total

Rural

Semi-

Urban

Metro-

Total

March 1996

urban

politan

urban

politan

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

State Bank of India and its Associates

13122

13

41

44

34

132

5510

3912

2175

1641

13238

Nationalised Banks

32424

16

78

129

87

310

13893

6607

6511

5709

32720

Regional Rural Banks

14704

3

19

2

--

24

12388

1896

386

7

14677

Foreign Banks

172

-

-

1

13

14

-

3

16

166

185

Other Scheduled Commercial Banks

4507

2

47

70

91

210

1140

1597

1118

859

4714

Non-Scheduled Commercial Banks

8

-

-

-

1

1

3

2

2

2

9

Total

64937

34

185

246

226

691

32934

14017

10208

8384

65543

Number of Offices

Bank Group

Opened during 1st April 1996 to 31st March 1998

As on 31st March 1998

As on 31st

Rural

Semi-

Urban

Metro-

Total

Rural

Semi-

Urban

Metro-

Total

Bank Group

March 1997

urban

politan

urban

politan

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

State Bank of India and its Associates

13238

6

20

41

35

102

5508

3932

2216

1676

13332

Nationalised Banks

32720

26

119

165

123

433

13916

6726

6675

5830

33147

Regional Rural Banks

14677

13

37

7

2

59

12319

1933

393

9

14654

Foreign Banks

185

-

-

1

10

11

-

3

17

176

196

Other Scheduled Commercial Banks

4714

11

41

69

91

212

1149

1637

1183

945

4914

Non-Scheduled Commercial Banks

9

-

-

-

1

1

3

2

1

3

9

Total

65543

56

217

283

262

818

32895

14233

10485

8639

66252

Notes

:

1.

No. of offices includes Administrative Offices also.

2.

Data for 1997 have been revised and data for 1998 are provisional.

3.

Classification of population groups is based on 1991 census.

-

:

Nil.

Source

:

Master Office File (latest updated version) on commercial bank branches.