| (As at end-March) | | Region/State/Union Territory | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | | NORTHERN REGION | 1,935 | 1,937 | 1,930 | 1,950 | 1,988 | 2,048 | 2,093 | 2,171 | 2,312 | 2,469 | 2,618 | | Chandigarh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Delhi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Haryana | 303 | 309 | 314 | 327 | 336 | 353 | 378 | 424 | 467 | 517 | 553 | | Himachal Pradesh | 133 | 133 | 138 | 141 | 149 | 151 | 155 | 156 | 160 | 189 | 189 | | Jammu & Kashmir | 261 | 261 | 245 | 242 | 247 | 256 | 261 | 268 | 281 | 281 | 288 | | Ladakh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Punjab | 206 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 215 | 228 | 237 | 255 | 284 | 307 | 332 | | Rajasthan | 1,032 | 1,027 | 1,026 | 1,033 | 1,041 | 1,060 | 1,062 | 1,068 | 1,120 | 1,175 | 1,256 | | NORTH-EASTERN REGION | 657 | 659 | 656 | 655 | 672 | 684 | 675 | 693 | 696 | 696 | 721 | | Arunachal Pradesh | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 26 | | Assam | 407 | 409 | 406 | 407 | 415 | 414 | 401 | 409 | 409 | 409 | 409 | | Manipur | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 22 | | Meghalaya | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 60 | | Mizoram | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 66 | | Nagaland | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | | Tripura | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 101 | 104 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 127 | | EASTERN REGION | 3,615 | 3,617 | 3,606 | 3,604 | 3,606 | 3,675 | 3,708 | 3,742 | 3,796 | 3,836 | 4,057 | | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Bihar | 1,489 | 1,487 | 1,476 | 1,465 | 1,455 | 1,487 | 1,508 | 1,530 | 1,549 | 1,569 | 1,785 | | Jharkhand | 394 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 397 | 404 | 410 | 414 | 418 | 425 | 428 | | Odisha | 838 | 839 | 838 | 846 | 856 | 885 | 883 | 885 | 899 | 910 | 910 | | Sikkim | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | West Bengal | 894 | 897 | 898 | 899 | 898 | 899 | 907 | 913 | 930 | 932 | 934 | | CENTRAL REGION | 4,566 | 4,545 | 4,527 | 4,538 | 4,576 | 4,703 | 4,783 | 4,912 | 5,127 | 5,440 | 5,821 | | Chhattisgarh | 443 | 442 | 435 | 436 | 433 | 443 | 452 | 466 | 478 | 533 | 575 | | Madhya Pradesh | 1,069 | 1,064 | 1,050 | 1,050 | 1,060 | 1,089 | 1,103 | 1,111 | 1,140 | 1,150 | 1,221 | | Uttarakhand | 176 | 170 | 171 | 168 | 178 | 183 | 187 | 194 | 227 | 236 | 253 | | Uttar Pradesh | 2,878 | 2,869 | 2,871 | 2,884 | 2,905 | 2,988 | 3,041 | 3,141 | 3,282 | 3,521 | 3,772 | | WESTERN REGION | 987 | 982 | 973 | 976 | 994 | 1002 | 1,021 | 1,052 | 1,142 | 1,192 | 1,294 | | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Daman & Diu | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Goa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Gujarat | 394 | 394 | 393 | 396 | 413 | 423 | 424 | 455 | 497 | 533 | 602 | | Maharashtra | 593 | 588 | 580 | 580 | 581 | 579 | 597 | 597 | 645 | 659 | 692 | | SOUTHERN REGION | 2,903 | 2,905 | 2,915 | 2,929 | 2,989 | 3,153 | 3,268 | 3,328 | 3,556 | 3,849 | 4,028 | | Andhra Pradesh | 1,169 | 1,164 | 1,163 | 1,167 | 1,180 | 1,275 | 1,322 | 1,346 | 1,451 | 1,528 | 1,562 | | Karnataka | 1,153 | 1,148 | 1,147 | 1,152 | 1,166 | 1,193 | 1,212 | 1,229 | 1,302 | 1,418 | 1,510 | | Kerala | 366 | 375 | 382 | 387 | 388 | 399 | 423 | 423 | 431 | 524 | 536 | | Lakshadweep | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Puducherry | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 31 | | Tamil Nadu | 215 | 218 | 223 | 223 | 255 | 275 | 291 | 304 | 344 | 351 | 389 | | Telangana | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | ALL INDIA | 14,663 | 14,645 | 14,607 | 14,652 | 14,825 | 15,265 | 15,548 | 15,898 | 16,629 | 17,482 | 18,539 |
| TABLE 163: STATE-WISE NUMBER OF BRANCHES OF REGIONAL RURAL BANKS (Concld.) | | (As at end-March) | | Region/State/Union Territory | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | | NORTHERN REGION | 2,796 | 2,967 | 3,066 | 3,184 | 3,274 | 3,280 | 3,300 | 3,317 | 3,368 | 3,383 | 3,403 | | Chandigarh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Delhi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Haryana | 609 | 622 | 642 | 664 | 666 | 666 | 666 | 681 | 693 | 697 | 704 | | Himachal Pradesh | 189 | 187 | 188 | 187 | 269 | 270 | 270 | 271 | 276 | 279 | 279 | | Jammu & Kashmir | 288 | 329 | 336 | 360 | 343 | 337 | 345 | 332 | 336 | 337 | 336 | | Ladakh | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | | Punjab | 374 | 393 | 410 | 422 | 421 | 426 | 429 | 435 | 443 | 454 | 465 | | Rajasthan | 1,336 | 1,436 | 1,490 | 1,551 | 1,575 | 1,579 | 1,588 | 1,596 | 1,618 | 1,612 | 1,615 | | NORTH-EASTERN REGION | 783 | 826 | 861 | 867 | 879 | 881 | 886 | 896 | 900 | 904 | 906 | | Arunachal Pradesh | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 34 | | Assam | 465 | 469 | 479 | 481 | 481 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 478 | 475 | 475 | | Manipur | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | | Meghalaya | 62 | 79 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 93 | | Mizoram | 66 | 79 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 92 | 102 | 104 | 107 | 108 | | Nagaland | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | | Tripura | 130 | 139 | 144 | 144 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 152 | 151 | 154 | | EASTERN REGION | 4,389 | 4,429 | 4,535 | 4,519 | 4,523 | 4,550 | 4,550 | 4,536 | 4,556 | 4,557 | 4,557 | | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Bihar | 2,012 | 2,066 | 2,142 | 2,117 | 2,104 | 2,124 | 2,124 | 2,124 | 2,123 | 2,119 | 2,118 | | Jharkhand | 434 | 442 | 442 | 442 | 453 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 455 | 455 | 459 | | Odisha | 971 | 961 | 990 | 999 | 994 | 994 | 994 | 992 | 1,002 | 1,002 | 999 | | Sikkim | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | West Bengal | 972 | 960 | 961 | 961 | 972 | 980 | 980 | 968 | 976 | 981 | 981 | | CENTRAL REGION | 6,066 | 6,272 | 6,431 | 6,553 | 6,569 | 6,584 | 6,614 | 6,600 | 6,596 | 6,639 | 6,638 | | Chhattisgarh | 595 | 597 | 597 | 618 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 626 | 613 | 625 | 629 | | Madhya Pradesh | 1,256 | 1,300 | 1,328 | 1,339 | 1,335 | 1,343 | 1,343 | 1,343 | 1,343 | 1,343 | 1,343 | | Uttarakhand | 273 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 287 | 287 | 287 | 287 | 289 | 291 | 293 | | Uttar Pradesh | 3,942 | 4,083 | 4,214 | 4,304 | 4,323 | 4,330 | 4,360 | 4,344 | 4,351 | 4,380 | 4,373 | | WESTERN REGION | 1,379 | 1,451 | 1,463 | 1,493 | 1,508 | 1,506 | 1,510 | 1,505 | 1,517 | 1,521 | 1,531 | | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Daman & Diu | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Goa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Gujarat | 663 | 727 | 736 | 752 | 761 | 756 | 762 | 759 | 760 | 761 | 760 | | Maharashtra | 716 | 724 | 727 | 741 | 747 | 750 | 748 | 746 | 757 | 760 | 771 | | SOUTHERN REGION | 4,592 | 4,772 | 5,002 | 5,189 | 5,289 | 5,329 | 5,342 | 5,333 | 5,384 | 5,421 | 5,446 | | Andhra Pradesh | 1,055 | 1,117 | 1,171 | 1,231 | 1,263 | 1,291 | 1,297 | 1,309 | 1,334 | 1,357 | 1,367 | | Karnataka | 1,663 | 1,659 | 1,744 | 1,778 | 1,791 | 1,787 | 1,770 | 1,751 | 1,756 | 1,753 | 1,755 | | Kerala | 579 | 605 | 614 | 626 | 645 | 645 | 645 | 645 | 645 | 647 | 648 | | Lakshadweep | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Puducherry | 33 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 47 | | Tamil Nadu | 468 | 518 | 570 | 617 | 636 | 646 | 652 | 657 | 666 | 677 | 689 | | Telangana | 794 | 836 | 866 | 900 | 911 | 917 | 934 | 927 | 937 | 940 | 940 | | ALL INDIA | 20,005 | 20,717 | 21,358 | 21,805 | 22,042 | 22,130 | 22,202 | 22,187 | 22,321 | 22,425 | 22,481 | -: Nil/Not Applicable/Negligible. Source: Basic Statistical Returns of Scheduled Commercial Banks in India, Reserve Bank of India, various issues. | |