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Date : May 11, 1999

Table 31B : State and Population Group-Wise Distribution of Offices of Commercial Banks - 1997


					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	4654	5030	451	1884	37	1705	3	1675	5145	10294
	(15.1)	(15.3)	(9.0)	(13.4)	(12.5)	(16.7)	(16.7)	(20.0)	(14.2)	(15.7)
Haryana	644	693	91	324	12	407	-	-	747	1424
Himachal Pradesh	605	650	14	124	-	-	-	-	619	774
Jammu &Kashmir	490	581	22	80	2	160	-	-	514	821
Punjab	1030	1115	99	614	9	529	1	182	1139	2440
Rajasthan	1821	1926	211	717	13	452	1	231	2046	3326
Chandigarh	9	9	2	10	1	157	-	-	12	176
Delhi	55	56	12	15	-	-	1	1262	68	1333

North Eastern Region	1230	1311	118	362	9	277	-	-	1357	1950
	(4.0)	(4.0)	(2.3)	(2.6)	(3.0)	(2.7)	-	-	(3.7)	(3.0)
Arunachal Pradesh	60	68	1	1	-	-	-	-	61	69
Assam	789	839	73	258	5	179	-	-	867	1276
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	7064	7467	774	1789	67	1499	1	1028	7906	11783
	(22.9)	(22.7)	(15.4)	(12.8)	(22.6)	(14.7)	(5.6)	(12.3)	(21.8)	(18.0)
Bihar	3318	3527	401	896	16	624	-	-	3735	5047
Orissa	1544	1611	93	299	6	279	-	-	1643	2189
Sikkim	32	36	1	10	-	-	-	-	33	46
West Bengal	2155	2276	277	570	45	596	1	1028	2478	4470
Andaman &Nicobar	15	17	2	14	-	-	-	-	17	31

Central Region	7527	8173	802	2394	60	2070	4	843	8393	13480
	(24.4)	(24.8)	(15.9)	(17.1)	(20.2)	(20.3)	(22.2)	(10.1)	(23.2)	(20.6)
Madhya Pradesh	2447	2732	286	912	21	576	2	316	2756	4536
Uttar Pradesh	5080	5441	516	1482	39	1494	2	527	5637	8944

Western Region	3834	4044	666	1982	43	1329	7	2855	4550	10210
	(12.4)	(12.3)	(13.2)	(14.1)	(14.5)	(13.0)	(38.9)	(34.1)	(12.6)	(15.6)
Goa	142	156	9	140	-	-	-	-	151	296
Gujarat	1473	1560	256	784	14	457	3	841	1746	3642
Maharashtra	2213	2322	398	1044	29	872	4	2014	2644	6252
Dadra & Nagar Haveli	5	5	1	2	-	-	-	-	6	7
Daman & Diu	1	1	2	12	-	-	-	-	3	13

Southern Region	6561	6913	2218	5604	81	3327	3	1983	8863	17827
	(21.3)	(21.0)	(44.1)	(40.0)	(27.3)	(32.6)	(16.7)	(23.7)	(24.5)	(27.2)
Andhra Pradesh	2332	2449	467	1132	34	950	1	516	2834	5047
Karnataka	2122	2237	279	1007	14	722	1	702	2416	4668
Kerala	309	346	1033	2256	7	618	-	-	1349	3220
Tamil Nadu	1767	1849	434	1194	25	998	1	765	2227	4806
Lakshadweep	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9
Pondicherry	22	23	5	15	1	39	-	-	28	77

All India	30870	32938	5029	14015	297	10207	18	8384	36214	65544
	(100.0)	(100.0)	(100.0)	(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.