{
 "dashboard": "India Bank Branch & ATM Network",
 "slug": "bank-network",
 "total_branches_approx": "about 1.6 lakh",
 "total_atms_approx": "about 2.6 lakh",
 "branch_share_by_population_group_pct": [
  {
   "group": "Rural",
   "definition": "Population under 10,000",
   "share_pct": 33
  },
  {
   "group": "Semi-urban",
   "definition": "10,000 to under 1 lakh",
   "share_pct": 28
  },
  {
   "group": "Urban",
   "definition": "1 lakh to under 10 lakh",
   "share_pct": 19
  },
  {
   "group": "Metropolitan",
   "definition": "10 lakh and above",
   "share_pct": 20
  }
 ],
 "note": "Counts approximate, latest available year; population-group shares structural.",
 "source": "RBI Database on Indian Economy (DBIE) branch-banking statistics, rbi.org.in",
 "reviewed_by": "Vikram Jain, Chartered Accountant",
 "updated": "2026-06-20T15:50:00+05:30"
}