Table No. 1.2 - Distribution of Banking Centres According to State and Population Group (As at The End of March)
POPULATION GROUP
RURAL
SEMI-URBAN
URBAN
METROPOLITAN
ALL CENTRES
REGION / STATE / UNION
TERRITORY
2004
2005
2004
2005
2004
2005
2004
2005
2004
2005
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
NORTHERN REGION
4518
4515
457
457
36
36
3
3
5014
5011
Haryana
640
640
94
94
11
11
–
–
745
745
Himachal Pradesh
604
606
13
13
–
–
–
–
617
619
Jammu & Kashmir
475
477
22
22
2
2
–
–
499
501
Punjab
1021
1023
102
102
9
9
1
1
1133
1135
Rajasthan
1712
1704
212
212
13
13
1
1
1938
1930
Chandigarh
9
9
2
2
1
1
–
–
12
12
Delhi
57
56
12
12
–
–
1
1
70
69
NORTH-EASTERN REGION
1130
1129
123
123
10
10
–
–
1263
1262
Arunachal Pradesh
50
50
7
7
–
–
–
–
57
57
Assam
719
718
72
72
5
5
–
–
796
795
Manipur
38
38
10
10
2
2
–
–
50
50
Meghalaya
122
122
7
7
1
1
–
–
130
130
Mizoram
60
60
5
5
1
1
–
–
66
66
Nagaland
34
34
9
9
–
–
–
–
43
43
Tripura
107
107
13
13
1
1
–
–
121
121
EASTERN REGION
6906
6905
770
770
70
70
1
1
7747
7746
Bihar
2314
2315
312
312
12
12
–
–
2638
2639
Jharkhand
895
894
87
87
6
6
–
–
988
987
Orissa
1512
1511
94
94
6
6
–
–
1612
1611
Sikkim
32
32
1
1
–
–
–
–
33
33
West Bengal
2138
2138
274
274
46
46
1
1
2459
2459
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
15
15
2
2
–
–
–
–
17
17
CENTRAL REGION
7216
7205
807
806
60
60
4
4
8087
8075
Chhattisgarh
609
607
61
61
6
6
–
–
676
674
Madhya Pradesh
1629
1625
226
226
15
15
2
2
1872
1868
Uttar Pradesh
4490
4488
481
480
36
36
2
2
5009
5006
Uttaranchal
488
485
39
39
3
3
–
–
530
527
WESTERN REGION
3629
3618
674
675
42
42
7
7
4352
4342
Goa
135
135
13
13
–
–
–
–
148
148
Gujarat
1394
1395
260
260
14
14
3
3
1671
1672
Maharashtra
2094
2082
398
399
28
28
4
4
2524
2513
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
5
5
1
1
–
–
–
–
6
6
Daman & Diu
1
1
2
2
–
–
–
–
3
3
SOUTHERN REGION
6202
6197
2209
2210
85
85
3
3
8499
8495
Andhra Pradesh
2232
2228
466
466
35
35
1
1
2734
2730
Karnataka
2013
2015
279
279
17
17
1
1
2310
2312
Kerala
297
299
1031
1032
7
7
–
–
1335
1338
Tamil Nadu
1632
1627
428
428
25
25
1
1
2086
2081
Lakshadweep
9
9
–
–
–
–
–
–
9
9
Pondicherry
19
19
5
5
1
1
–
–
25
25
ALL-INDIA
29601
29569
5040
5041
303
303
18
18
34962
34931
The data are based on Master Office File of bank branches, which is regularly updated, as such, the information presented in this table is the latest and may not match with those published earlier. See Notes on Tables