Explanation:

Earlier, people used to get banking facilities in Bihar at 10 to 12 km, now this average has reduced to one bank branch per 5 km radius. Bihar has a bank branch with a population of 16000 while the national average is a bank branch with a population of 11000. At present, the total number of bank branches in the state is around 7600. It has 3648 rural, 2301 semi-urban and 1615 urban area branches.