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1969 Mar 1995
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Number of banks 89 282
Number of bank branches 8262 62264
Population per branch 62697 14000
Deposits (Rs.bln) 46 3758
Per capita deposits (Rs.) 90 4148
Deposits as % of GDP 13 41
Credit/Deposit Ratio (%) 78 59
Cash/Deposit Ratio (%) 8
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The 62,264 bank branches are distributed all over the country, including rural areas.
Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, Bombay
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Last updated: August 1995.