(Numbers)

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

7148

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 R

32734

14407

10052

8219

65412

2001 P

32612

14552

10278

8459

65901

R : Revised.

P : Provisional.

Data for 1970 and 1971 not available.

Also see Notes on Tables.

Source : Data upto 2000 are based on Basic Statistical Returns of Scheduled Commercial
Banks and that of 2001 are based on latest updated version of the Master Office File.