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Date : May 11, 1999

Table 31A : State and Population Group-Wise Distribution of Offices of Commercial Banks - 1996


					As on 31st March
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	4652	5013	451	1834	37	1638	3	1625	5143	10110
	(15.0)	(15.2)	(9.0)	(13.3)	(12.5)	(16.4)	(16.7)	(19.9)	(14.2)	(15.6)
Haryana	644	692	91	315	12	387	-	-	747	1394
Himachal Pradesh	604	647	14	124	-	-	-	-	618	771
Jammu & Kashmir	489	580	22	80	2	157	-	-	513	817
Punjab	1030	1104	99	586	9	507	1	175	1139	2372
Rajasthan	1821	1925	211	704	13	442	1	220	2046	3291
Chandigarh	9	9	2	10	1	145	-	-	12	164
Delhi	55	56	12	15	-	-	1	1230	68	1301

North Eastern Region	1232	1313	118	360	9	276	-	-	1359	1949
	(4.0)	(4.0)	(2.3)	(2.6)	(3.0)	(2.8)	-	-	(3.7)	(3.0)
Arunachal Pradesh	60	68	1	1	-	-	-	-	61	69
Assam	791	841	73	256	5	178	-	-	869	1275
Manipur	49	51	11	14	1	23	-	-	61	88
Meghalaya	124	131	7	17	1	33	-	-	132	181
Mizoram	60	61	5	9	1	10	-	-	66	80
Nagaland	35	38	8	34	-	-	-	-	43	72
Tripura	113	123	13	29	1	32	-	-	127	184

Eastern Region	7069	7472	774	1779	67	1481	1	1011	7911	11743
	(22.9)	(22.7)	(15.4)	(12.9)	(22.6)	(14.9)	(5.6)	(12.4)	(21.8)	(18.1)
Bihar	3317	3525	401	889	16	616	-	-	3734	5030
Orissa	1550	1618	93	299	6	276	-	-	1649	2193
Sikkim	32	36	1	10	-	-	-	-	33	46
West Bengal	2155	2276	277	567	45	589	1	1011	2478	4443
Andaman &Nicobar	15	17	2	14	-	-	-	-	17	31

Central Region	7557	8203	801	2375	60	2020	4	822	8422	13420
	(24.4)	(24.9)	(15.9)	(17.2)	(20.2)	(20.3)	(22.2)	(10.1)	(23.2)	(20.7)
Madhya Pradesh	2462	2748	286	906	21	559	2	301	2771	4514
Uttar Pradesh	5095	5455	515	1469	39	1461	2	521	5651	8906

Western Region	3841	4049	666	1957	43	1298	7	2778	4557	10082
	(12.4)	(12.3)	(13.2)	(14.1)	(14.5)	(13.0)	(38.9)	(34.0)	(12.6)	(15.5)
Goa	141	154	9	135	-	-	-	-	150	289
Gujarat	1480	1567	256	779	14	445	3	820	1753	3611
Maharashtra	2214	2322	398	1029	29	853	4	1958	2645	6162
Dadra & Nagar Haveli	5	5	1	2	-	-	-	-	6	7
Daman & Diu	1	1	2	12	-	-	-	-	3	13

Southern Region	6585	6932	2218	5527	81	3251	3	1924	8887	17634
	(21.3)	(21.0)	(44.1)	(40.0)	(27.3)	(32.6)	(16.7)	(23.6)	(24.5)	(27.2)
Andhra Pradesh	2348	2464	467	1122	34	919	1	498	2850	5003
Karnataka	2131	2244	279	983	14	710	1	682	2425	4619
Kerala	309	345	1033	2224	7	602	-	-	1349	3171
Tamil Nadu	1766	1847	434	1183	25	982	1	744	2226	4756
Lakshadweep	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9
Pondicherry	22	23	5	15	1	38	-	-	28	76

All India	30936	32982	5028	13832	297	9964	18	8160	36297	64938
	(100.0)	(100.0)	(100.1)	(100.0)	(100.0)	(100.0)	(100.0)	(100.0)	(100.0)	(100.0)

Notes	:	1. Population group classification is based on 1991 census.
		2. Figures in bracket indicate percent share in total.
-	:	Nil.
Source	:	Master Office File (latest updated version) based on Proforma II and III returns from banks meant for opening of offices/branches and relocation/merger/closure of branches/offices respectively.