<Tr> <Th> 2005 </Th> <Th> 2006 </Th> <Th> 2007 </Th> <Th> 2008 </Th> <Th> 2009 </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 2011 </Th> <Th> 2012 </Th> <Th> 2013 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Number of Commercial Banks </Td> <Td> 284 </Td> <Td> 218 </Td> <Td> 178 </Td> <Td> 169 </Td> <Td> 166 </Td> <Td> 163 </Td> <Td> 163 </Td> <Td> 169 </Td> <Td> 151 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Number of Branches </Td> <Td> 70,373 </Td> <Td> 72,072 </Td> <Td> 74,653 </Td> <Td> 78,787 </Td> <Td> 82,897 </Td> <Td> 88,203 </Td> <Td> 94,019 </Td> <Td> 102,377 </Td> <Td> 109,811 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Population per Banks (in thousands) </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr>

Evolution of commercial banking in india after independence