Publications

(Numbers)

Year

Rural

Semi-urban

Urban

Metropolitan

Total

1

2

3

4

5

6

1969

1,833

3,342

1,584

1,503

8,262

1972

4,817

4,401

2,504

1,900

13,622

1973

5,561

4,751

2,764

2,286

15,362

1974

6,166

5,116

3,091

2,563

16,936

1975

6,807

5,598

3,489

2,836

18,730

1976

7,690

6,421

3,998

3,111

21,220

1977

9,537

7,148

4,542

3,475

24,802

1978

11,806

7,628

4,843

3,739

28,016

1979

13,337

7,889

5,037

3,939

30,202

1980

15,105

8,122

5,178

4,014

32,419

1981

17,656

8,471

5,454

4,126

35,707

1982

20,401

8,809

5,693

4,274

39,177

1983

22,686

9,081

5,917

4,395

42,079

1984

25,380

9,326

6,116

4,510

45,332

1985

30,185

9,816

6,578

4,806

51,385

1986

29,703

10,585

7,209

5,790

53,287

1987

30,209

10,637

7,218

5,795

53,859

1988

31,114

11,132

7,322

5,842

55,410

1989

33,014

11,166

7,524

5,995

57,699

1990

34,791

11,324

8,042

5,595

59,752

1991

35,206

11,344

8,046

5,624

60,220

1992

35,269

11,356

8,279

5,666

60,570

1993

35,389

11,465

8,562

5,753

61,169

1994

35,329

11,890

8,745

5,839

61,803

1995

33,004

13,341

8,868

7,154

62,367

1996

32,995

13,561

9,086

7,384

63,026

1997

32,915

13,766

9,340

7,529

63,550

1998

32,878

13,980

9,597

7,763

64,218

1999

32,857

14,168

9,898

8,016

64,939

2000

32,773

14,328

10,045

8,180

65,326

Data for 1970 and 1971 not available.

Please see Notes on Tables.

Source : BSR -1, BSR -2 and Reserve Bank of India.