Bank branches by rural, semi-urban, urban and metropolitan centres, every March since 1969, base RBI DBIE report 115
4 series, annual, 1969 to 2026. Published by Reserve Bank of India (via DBIE).
What the file holds
Bank branches by rural, semi-urban, urban and metropolitan centres, every March since 1969.
RBI DBIE report 115 (data provider DP0), read from the local Data Bank mirror, as published.
Revisions: Section 42 figures are provisional, then final; sectoral credit is provisional and revised the next month; NPAs and capital ratios are final on release. Seams disclosed, never joined: the 2019 sectoral classification, the July 2023 HDFC merger, the December 2025 reporting calendar.
Missing values are left empty, never zero. Every series with its latest value and trend, in the guide to bank credit and money.
The series
| Series | Published values | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan | 1969 to 2026 | 58 |
| Rural | 1969 to 2026 | 58 |
| Semi-urban | 1969 to 2026 | 58 |
| Urban | 1969 to 2026 | 58 |
Cite this data
Reserve Bank of India (via DBIE), compiled by Measure of India, “Bank branches by rural, semi-urban, urban and metropolitan centres, every March since 1969, base RBI DBIE report 115”, vintage 9 October 2026. measure.thisindianlife.today/data/credit-deep-branches-population/
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