BIS central bankers’ speeches  3  Potential for inclusive growth A recent internal study conducted by the Reserve Bank on the profile of customers of banks has heartening indicators. With increasing number of bank branches, the average population per bank branch has improved from 15,583 in 2001 to 12601 in 2012.
As per latest census, 58.7 percent households were availing of banking services in 2011 as compared to 35.5 percent in 2001.