| (As at end-March) | | (Per cent) | | Region/State/Union Territory | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | | NORTHERN REGION | 1,902 | 1,906 | 1,894 | 1,907 | 1,940 | 2,008 | 2,044 | 2,132 | 2,246 | 2,420 | 2,512 | | Haryana | 298 | 301 | 306 | 318 | 326 | 343 | 368 | 416 | 446 | 508 | 542 | | Himachal Pradesh | 133 | 133 | 138 | 139 | 148 | 151 | 155 | 156 | 160 | 187 | 188 | | Jammu & Kashmir | 256 | 257 | 241 | 236 | 239 | 249 | 251 | 260 | 263 | 266 | 273 | | Punjab | 202 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 209 | 225 | 228 | 251 | 277 | 300 | 311 | | Rajasthan | 1,013 | 1,011 | 1,005 | 1,010 | 1,018 | 1,040 | 1,042 | 1,049 | 1,100 | 1,159 | 1,198 | | Chandigarh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Delhi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Ladakh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | NORTH-EASTERN REGION | 646 | 649 | 645 | 645 | 656 | 668 | 669 | 689 | 687 | 690 | 704 | | Arunachal Pradesh | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | | Assam | 401 | 402 | 398 | 399 | 403 | 402 | 399 | 409 | 407 | 408 | 408 | | Manipur | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | | Meghalaya | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | | Mizoram | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 58 | | Nagaland | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | | Tripura | 87 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 98 | 101 | 113 | 113 | 114 | 125 | | EASTERN REGION | 3,578 | 3,573 | 3,554 | 3,556 | 3,563 | 3,627 | 3,662 | 3,694 | 3,733 | 3,763 | 3,896 | | Bihar | 1,480 | 1,479 | 1,466 | 1,456 | 1,451 | 1,479 | 1,500 | 1,521 | 1,537 | 1,555 | 1,672 | | Jharkhand | 391 | 390 | 389 | 389 | 390 | 398 | 406 | 413 | 416 | 417 | 433 | | Odisha | 832 | 829 | 825 | 837 | 844 | 870 | 872 | 874 | 875 | 884 | 884 | | Sikkim | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | West Bengal | 875 | 875 | 874 | 874 | 878 | 880 | 884 | 886 | 905 | 907 | 907 | | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | CENTRAL REGION | 4,527 | 4,489 | 4,463 | 4,479 | 4,486 | 4,620 | 4,711 | 4,832 | 4,958 | 5,253 | 5,613 | | Chhattisgarh | 441 | 436 | 428 | 429 | 429 | 431 | 440 | 456 | 467 | 499 | 566 | | Madhya Pradesh | 1,058 | 1,046 | 1,033 | 1,031 | 1,036 | 1,070 | 1,085 | 1,094 | 1,106 | 1,127 | 1,200 | | Uttar Pradesh | 2,854 | 2,839 | 2,834 | 2,855 | 2,853 | 2,940 | 3,003 | 3,092 | 3,171 | 3,396 | 3,604 | | Uttarakhand | 174 | 168 | 168 | 164 | 168 | 179 | 183 | 190 | 214 | 231 | 243 | | WESTERN REGION | 974 | 966 | 959 | 961 | 978 | 987 | 1,003 | 1,030 | 1,106 | 1,169 | 1,261 | | Goa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Gujarat | 389 | 389 | 388 | 391 | 409 | 418 | 419 | 447 | 476 | 519 | 581 | | Maharashtra | 585 | 577 | 571 | 570 | 569 | 569 | 584 | 583 | 630 | 650 | 680 | | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Daman & Diu | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | SOUTHERN REGION | 2,857 | 2,850 | 2,857 | 2,874 | 2,935 | 3,100 | 3,214 | 3,281 | 3,440 | 3,690 | 3,915 | | Andhra Pradesh | 1,167 | 1,159 | 1,153 | 1,157 | 1,163 | 1,257 | 1,312 | 1,341 | 1,403 | 1,496 | 1,531 | | Karnataka | 1,124 | 1,120 | 1,120 | 1,128 | 1,151 | 1,177 | 1,197 | 1,213 | 1,272 | 1,325 | 1,472 | | Kerala | 357 | 359 | 369 | 371 | 373 | 385 | 404 | 404 | 404 | 496 | 509 | | Tamil Nadu | 209 | 212 | 215 | 218 | 248 | 271 | 286 | 298 | 336 | 346 | 372 | | Lakshadweep | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Puducherry | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 31 | | Telangana | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | ALL INDIA | 14,484 | 14,433 | 14,372 | 14,422 | 14,558 | 15,010 | 15,303 | 15,658 | 16,170 | 16,985 | 17,901 |
| TABLE 168: STATE-WISE NUMBER OF BRANCHES OF REGIONAL RURAL BANKS (Concld.) | | (As at end-March) | | (Per cent) | | Region/State/Union Territory | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | | NORTHERN REGION | 2,751 | 2,914 | 3,048 | 3,184 | 3,274 | 3,280 | 3,300 | 3,317 | 3,368 | 3,383 | | Haryana | 597 | 610 | 642 | 664 | 666 | 666 | 666 | 681 | 693 | 697 | | Himachal Pradesh | 188 | 188 | 186 | 187 | 269 | 270 | 270 | 271 | 276 | 279 | | Jammu & Kashmir | 275 | 326 | 328 | 360 | 343 | 337 | 345 | 332 | 336 | 337 | | Punjab | 367 | 387 | 403 | 422 | 421 | 426 | 429 | 435 | 443 | 454 | | Rajasthan | 1,324 | 1,403 | 1,489 | 1,551 | 1,575 | 1,579 | 1,588 | 1,596 | 1,618 | 1,612 | | Chandigarh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Delhi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Ladakh | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | NORTH-EASTERN REGION | 778 | 821 | 859 | 867 | 879 | 881 | 886 | 896 | 900 | 904 | | Arunachal Pradesh | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 35 | | Assam | 465 | 465 | 479 | 481 | 481 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 478 | 475 | | Manipur | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | | Meghalaya | 62 | 79 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 95 | | Mizoram | 64 | 80 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 92 | 102 | 104 | 107 | | Nagaland | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | | Tripura | 128 | 137 | 144 | 144 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 152 | 151 | | EASTERN REGION | 4,242 | 4,425 | 4,489 | 4,519 | 4,523 | 4,550 | 4,550 | 4,536 | 4,556 | 4,557 | | Bihar | 1,950 | 2,056 | 2,097 | 2,117 | 2,104 | 2,124 | 2,124 | 2,124 | 2,123 | 2,119 | | Jharkhand | 433 | 449 | 441 | 442 | 453 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 455 | 455 | | Odisha | 934 | 961 | 990 | 999 | 994 | 994 | 994 | 992 | 1,002 | 1,002 | | Sikkim | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | West Bengal | 925 | 959 | 961 | 961 | 972 | 980 | 980 | 968 | 976 | 981 | | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | CENTRAL REGION | 5,907 | 6,173 | 6,404 | 6,553 | 6,569 | 6,584 | 6,584 | 6,600 | 6,596 | 6,639 | | Chhattisgarh | 583 | 586 | 597 | 618 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 626 | 613 | 625 | | Madhya Pradesh | 1,234 | 1,294 | 1,327 | 1,339 | 1,335 | 1,343 | 1,343 | 1,343 | 1,343 | 1,343 | | Uttar Pradesh | 3,828 | 4,005 | 4,188 | 4,304 | 4,323 | 4,330 | 4,360 | 4,344 | 4,351 | 4,380 | | Uttarakhand | 262 | 288 | 292 | 292 | 287 | 287 | 287 | 287 | 289 | 291 | | WESTERN REGION | 1,339 | 1,406 | 1,463 | 1,493 | 1,508 | 1,506 | 1,510 | 1,505 | 1,517 | 1,521 | | Goa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Gujarat | 640 | 695 | 736 | 752 | 761 | 756 | 762 | 759 | 760 | 761 | | Maharashtra | 699 | 711 | 727 | 741 | 747 | 750 | 748 | 746 | 757 | 760 | | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Daman & Diu | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | SOUTHERN REGION | 4,455 | 4,677 | 4,988 | 5,189 | 5,289 | 5,329 | 5,342 | 5,333 | 5,384 | 5,421 | | Andhra Pradesh | 1,015 | 1,098 | 1,171 | 1,231 | 1,263 | 1,291 | 1,297 | 1,309 | 1,334 | 1,357 | | Karnataka | 1,621 | 1,652 | 1,742 | 1,778 | 1,791 | 1,787 | 1,770 | 1,751 | 1,756 | 1,753 | | Kerala | 558 | 589 | 614 | 626 | 645 | 645 | 645 | 645 | 645 | 647 | | Tamil Nadu | 448 | 485 | 558 | 617 | 636 | 646 | 652 | 657 | 666 | 677 | | Lakshadweep | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Puducherry | 33 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 47 | | Telangana | 780 | 817 | 866 | 900 | 911 | 917 | 934 | 927 | 937 | 940 | | ALL INDIA | 19,472 | 20,416 | 21,251 | 21,805 | 22,042 | 22,130 | 22,172 | 22,187 | 22,321 | 22,425 | -: Nil/Not Applicable/Negligible.
Source: Basic Statistical Returns of Scheduled Commercial Banks in India, Reserve Bank of India, various issues. | |