Bank Group

Number of Offices

As on March 31, 2008

Opened during April 1, 2007 to
March 31,2008

Rural

Semi-Urban

Urban

Metropo-litan

Total

Rural

Semi-Urban

Urban

Metropo-litan

Total

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

State Bank of India & its Associates

5346

4575

3170

2723

15814

238

382

302

251

1173

Nationalised Banks $

13210

8204

8996

8794

39204

179

458

641

443

1721

Regional Rural Banks

11505

2700

751

73

15029

83

92

59

3

237

Foreign Banks

-

2

50

227

279

-

-

6

2

8

Other Scheduled Commercial Banks

1033

2396

2548

2317

8294

53

306

349

283

991

Non-Scheduled Commercial Banks

11

20

15

-

46

-

-

-

-

-

All Commercial Banks

31105

17897

15530

14134

78666

553

1238

1357

982

4130

TABLE 1.2: POPULATION GROUP-WISE DISTRIBUTION OF OFFICES OPENED OR CLOSED BY COMMERCIAL BANKS - 2008 AND 2009 (Contd.)

Bank Group

Number of Offices

Closed/merged/converted during
April 1,2007 to March 31,2008

Net increase(+) or decrease (-)

Rural

Semi-Urban

Urban

Metropo-litan

Total

Rural

Semi-Urban

Urban

Metropo-litan

Total

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

(15)

(16)

(17)

(18)

(19)

(20)

State Bank of India & its Associates

8

-

1

1

10

230

382

301

250

1163

Nationalised Banks $

2

3

2

26

33

177

455

639

417

1688

Regional Rural Banks

16

8

3

-

27

67

84

56

3

210

Foreign Banks

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

2

8

Other Scheduled Commercial Banks

4

3

1

3

11

49

303

348

280

980

Non-Scheduled Commercial Banks

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All Commercial Banks

30

14

7

30

81

523

1224

1350

952

4049

Notes : $ Includes IDBI Bank Ltd.
1. Population group classification is based on 2001 census.
2. The number of closure of offices under any population group includes conversion/merger of offices.
3. No. of offices includes administrative offices.
4. Data for 2008 are revised.
Source : Master Office File ( latest updated version) on commercial banks, Department of Statistics and Information Management, RBI.

TABLE 1.2: POPULATION GROUP-WISE DISTRIBUTION OF OFFICES OPENED OR CLOSED BY COMMERCIAL BANKS - 2008 AND 2009 (Contd.)

Bank Group

Number of Offices

As on March 31, 2009

Opened during April 1,2008 to March 31,2009

Rural

Semi-Urban

Urban

Metropo-litan

Total

Rural

Semi-Urban

Urban

Metropo-litan

Total

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

State Bank of India & its Associates

5551

4851

3401

2928

16731

205

276

232

205

918

Nationalised Banks $

13383

8726

9485

9172

40766

176

523

502

395

1596

Regional Rural Banks

11639

2830

819

96

15384

143

130

68

23

364

Foreign Banks

4

4

53

234

295

4

2

3

7

16

Other Scheduled Commercial Banks

1111

2651

2841

2583

9186

78

255

292

266

891

Non-Scheduled Commercial Banks

11

20

15

-

46

-

-

-

-

-

All Commercial Banks

31699

19082

16614

15013

82408

606

1186

1097

896

3785

TABLE 1.2: POPULATION GROUP-WISE DISTRIBUTION OF OFFICES OPENED OR CLOSED BY COMMERCIAL BANKS - 2008 AND 2009 (Concld.)

Bank Group

Number of Offices

Closed/merged/converted during April 1,2008 to March 31, 2009

Net increase(+) or decrease (-)

Rural

Semi-Urban

Urban

Metropo-litan

Total

Rural

Semi-Urban

Urban

Metropo-litan

Total

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

(15)

(16)

(17)

(18)

(19)

(20)

State Bank of India & its Associates

-

-

-

1

1

205

276

232

204

917

Nationalised Banks $

17

3

1

14

35

159

520

501

381

1561

Regional Rural Banks

-

11

5

4

20

143

119

63

19

344

Foreign Banks

-

-

-

-

-

4

2

3

7

16

Other Scheduled Commercial Banks

-

-

-

-

-

78

255

292

266

891

Non-Scheduled Commercial Banks

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All Commercial Banks

17

14

6

19

56

589

1172

1091

877

3729

Notes : $ Includes IDBI Bank Ltd.
1. Population group classification is based on 2001 census.
2. The number of closure of offices under any population group includes conversion/merger of offices.
3. No. of offices includes administrative offices.
4. Data for 2009 are provisional.
Source : Master Office File ( latest updated version) on commercial banks, Department of Statistics and Information Management, RBI.