As on March 31, 2004

Region/State/

Rural

Semi-Urban

Urban

Metropolitan

Total

Union Territory

No. of

No. of

No. of

No. of

No. of

No. of

No. of

No. of

No. of

No. of

centres

offices

centres

offices

centres

offices

centres

offices

centres

offices

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

Northern Region

4520

4984

457

2190

36

2050

3

2095

5016

11319

(15.3)

(15.5)

(9.1)

(14.2)

(11.9)

(17.2)

(16.7)

(21.4)

(14.3)

(16.4)

Chandigarh

9

9

2

12

1

207

—

—

12

228

Delhi

57

60

12

22

—

—

1

1566

70

1648

Haryana

640

699

94

429

11

511

—

—

745

1639

Himachal Pradesh

604

662

13

135

—

—

—

—

617

797

Jammu & Kashmir

474

588

22

87

2

190

—

—

498

865

Punjab

1021

1125

102

737

9

609

1

234

1133

2705

Rajasthan

1715

1841

212

768

13

533

1

295

1941

3437

North-Eastern Region

1131

1229

123

395

10

304

—

—

1264

1928

(3.8)

(3.8)

(2.4)

(2.6)

(3.3)

(2.6)

—

—

(3.6)

(2.8)

Arunachal Pradesh

50

53

7

14

—

—

—

—

57

67

Assam

720

788

72

274

5

201

—

—

797

1263

Manipur

38

40

10

14

2

23

—

—

50

77

Meghalaya

122

131

7

18

1

35

—

—

130

184

Mizoram

60

61

5

9

1

10

—

—

66

80

Nagaland

34

37

9

35

—

—

—

—

43

72

Tripura

107

119

13

31

1

35

—

—

121

185

Eastern Region

6906

7378

770

1907

70

1729

1

1098

7747

12112

(23.3)

(23.0)

(15.3)

(12.4)

(23.1)

(14.5)

(5.6)

(11.2)

(22.1)

(17.5)

Andaman & Nicobar

15

17

2

15

—

—

—

—

17

32

Bihar

2315

2481

312

683

12

459

—

—

2639

3623

Jharkhand

895

975

87

279

6

247

—

—

988

1501

Orissa

1511

1598

94

339

6

352

—

—

1611

2289

Sikkim

32

36

1

13

—

—

—

—

33

49

West Bengal

2138

2271

274

578

46

671

1

1098

2459

4618

Central Region

7227

7951

807

2566

60

2379

4

1022

8098

13918

(24.4)

(24.8)

(16.0)

(16.7)

(19.8)

(20.0)

(22.2)

(10.4)

(23.1)

(20.1)

Chhattisgarh

610

690

61

165

6

203

—

—

677

1058

Madhya Pradesh

1632

1875

226

807

15

463

2

402

1875

3547

Uttar Pradesh

4494

4860

481

1382

36

1563

2

620

5013

8425

Uttaranchal

491

526

39

212

3

150

—

—

533

888

Western Region

3630

3891

674

2196

42

1511

7

3198

4353

10796

(12.3)

(12.1)

(13.4)

(14.3)

(13.9)

(12.7)

(38.9)

(32.6)

(12.4)

(15.6)

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

5

5

1

7

—

—

—

—

6

12

Daman & Diu

1

1

2

15

—

—

—

—

3

16

Goa

136

149

13

197

—

—

—

—

149

346

Gujarat

1394

1512

260

855

14

514

3

908

1671

3789

Maharashtra

2094

2224

398

1122

28

997

4

2290

2524

6633

Southern Region

6209

6666

2209

6120

85

3918

3

2393

8506

19097

(21.0)

(20.8)

(43.8)

(39.8)

(28.1)

(32.9)

(16.7)

(24.4)

(24.3)

(27.6)

Andhra Pradesh

2232

2402

466

1273

35

1156

1

617

2734

5448

Karnataka

2021

2167

279

1090

17

903

1

885

2318

5045

Kerala

298

345

1031

2485

7

720

—

—

1336

3550

Lakshadweep

9

9

—

—

—

—

—

—

9

9

Pondicherry

19

21

5

19

1

45

—

—

25

85

Tamil Nadu

1630

1722

428

1253

25

1094

1

891

2084

4960

All India

29623

32099

5040

15374

303

11891

18

9806

34984

69170

(100.0)

(100.0)

(100.0)

(100.0)

(100.0)

(100.0)

(100.0)

(100.0)

(100.0)

(100.0)

Notes1. Population group classification is based on 1991 census.
2. Figures in bracket indicate percentage share in All India total.
3. Data on number of offices is inclusive of administrative offices.
4. Data for 2004 are revised.
Source : Master Office File (latest updated version) on commercial banks,
Department of Statistical Analysis and Computer Services, RBI.

As on March 31, 2005

Region/State/

Rural

Semi-Urban

Urban

Metropolitan

Total

Union Territory

No. of

No. of

No. of

No. of

No. of

No. of

No. of

No. of

No. of

No. of

centres

offices

centres

offices

centres

offices

centres

offices

centres

offices

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

Northern Region

4516

5000

457

2253

36

2149

3

2206

5012

11608

(15.3)

(15.6)

(9.1)

(14.4)

(11.9)

(17.4)

(16.7)

(22.6)

(14.3)

(16.5)

Chandigarh

9

9

2

12

1

215

—

—

12

236

Delhi

56

59

12

22

—

—

1

1652

69

1733

Haryana

640

704

94

449

11

542

—

—

745

1695

Himachal Pradesh

606

666

13

141

—

—

—

—

619

807

Jammu & Kashmir

475

595

22

89

2

198

—

—

499

882

Punjab

1023

1131

102

759

9

634

1

245

1135

2769

Rajasthan

1707

1836

212

781

13

560

1

309

1933

3486

North-Eastern Region

1130

1230

123

399

10

314

—

—

1263

1943

(3.8)

(3.8)

(2.4)

(2.5)

(3.3)

(2.5)

—

—

(3.6)

(2.8)

Arunachal Pradesh

50

53

7

15

—

—

—

—

57

68

Assam

719

789

72

275

5

208

—

—

796

1272

Manipur

38

40

10

15

2

23

—

—

50

78

Meghalaya

122

131

7

18

1

36

—

—

130

185

Mizoram

60

61

5

9

1

11

—

—

66

81

Nagaland

34

37

9

36

—

—

—

—

43

73

Tripura

107

119

13

31

1

36

—

—

121

186

Eastern Region

6905

7383

770

1947

70

1801

1

1120

7746

12251

(23.3)

(23.0)

(15.3)

(12.4)

(23.1)

(14.6)

(5.6)

(11.5)

(22.2)

(17.4)

Andaman & Nicobar

15

17

2

16

—

—

—

—

17

33

Bihar

2315

2482

312

690

12

476

—

—

2639

3648

Jharkhand

895

975

87

287

6

257

—

—

988

1519

Orissa

1510

1600

94

351

6

371

—

—

1610

2322

Sikkim

32

37

1

18

—

—

—

—

33

55

West Bengal

2138

2272

274

585

46

697

1

1120

2459

4674

Central Region

7213

7940

806

2592

60

2472

4

1063

8083

14067

(24.4)

(24.7)

(16.0)

(16.6)

(19.8)

(20.0)

(22.2)

(10.9)

(23.1)

(20.0)

Chhattisgarh

608

688

61

166

6

215

—

—

675

1069

Madhya Pradesh

1628

1873

226

814

15

473

2

423

1871

3583

Uttar Pradesh

4490

4856

480

1391

36

1623

2

640

5008

8510

Uttaranchal

487

523

39

221

3

161

—

—

529

905

Western Region

3619

3887

674

2232

42

1562

7

3297

4342

10978

(12.2)

(12.1)

(13.4)

(14.3)

(13.9)

(12.6)

(38.9)

(33.8)

(12.4)

(15.6)

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

5

5

1

7

—

—

—

—

6

12

Daman & Diu

1

1

2

15

—

—

—

—

3

16

Goa

136

151

13

202

—

—

—

—

149

353

Gujarat

1395

1517

260

873

14

527

3

926

1672

3843

Maharashtra

2082

2213

398

1135

28

1035

4

2371

2512

6754

Southern Region

6203

6675

2210

6228

85

4070

3

2504

8501

19477

(21.0)

(20.8)

(43.8)

(39.8)

(28.1)

(32.9)

(16.7)

(25.7)

(24.3)

(27.7)

Andhra Pradesh

2226

2404

466

1297

35

1214

1

643

2728

5558

Karnataka

2023

2174

279

1103

17

934

1

937

2320

5148

Kerala

300

347

1032

2533

7

743

—

—

1339

3623

Lakshadweep

9

9

—

—

—

—

—

—

9

9

Pondicherry

19

21

5

20

1

49

—

—

25

90

Tamil Nadu

1626

1720

428

1275

25

1130

1

924

2080

5049

All India

29586

32115

5045

15651

303

12368

18

9750

34947

70324

(100.0)

(100.0)

(100.0)

(100.0)

(100.0)

(100.0)

(100.0)

(100.0)

(100.0)

(100.0)

Notes1. Population group classification is based on 1991 census.
2. Figures in bracket indicate percentage share in All India total.
3. Data on number of offices is inclusive of administrative offices.
4. Data for 2004 are revised.
Source : Master Office File (latest updated version) on commercial banks,
Department of Statistical Analysis and Computer Services, RBI.