(Number of Offices)
Year
Rural
Semi-urban
Urban
Metropolitan
Total
1
2
3
4
5
6
1969
1833
3342
1584
1503
8262
1972
4817
4401
2504
1900
13622
1973
5561
4751
2764
2286
15362
1974
6166
5116
3091
2563
16936
1975
6807
5598
3489
2836
18730
1976
7690
6421
3998
3111
21220
1977
9537
7248
4542
3475
24802
1978
11806
7628
4843
3739
28016
1979
13337
7889
5037
3939
30202
1980
15105
8122
5178
4014
32419
1981
17656
8471
5454
4126
35707
1982
20401
8809
5693
4274
39177
1983
22686
9081
5917
4395
42079
1984
25380
9326
6116
4510
45332
1985
30185
9816
6578
4806
51385
1986
29703
10585
7209
5790
53287
1987
30209
10637
7218
5795
53859
1988
31114
11132
7322
5842
55410
1989
33014
11166
7524
5995
57699
1990
34791
11324
8042
5595
59752
1991
35206
11344
8046
5624
60220
1992
35269
11356
8279
5666
60570
1993
35389
11465
8562
5753
61169
1994
35329
11890
8745
5839
61803
1995
33004
13341
8868
7154
62367
1996
32995
13561
9086
7384
63026
1997
32915
13766
9340
7529
63550
1998
32878
13980
9597
7763
64218
1999
32857
14168
9898
8016
64939
2000
32734
14407
10052
8219
65412
2001
32562
14597
10293
8467
65919
2002
32380
14747
10477
8586
66190
2003
32303
14859
10693
8680
66535
2004
32121
15091
11000
8976
67188
2005 P
32108
15352
11444
9347
68251
P : Provisional. Note: Data for 1970 and 1971 are not available. Also see Notes on Tables. Source : Data upto 2004 are based on Basic Statistical Returns of Scheduled Commercial Banks. Data for 2005 are based on the Master Office File.