Banks in Kerala - List of Kerala Banks
Kerala is rich in its Banking tradition. This is one of the smallest state in india which holds 6th position in the number of Banks as per the latest Reserve Bank of India records. There are 52 banks with about 6500 branches in Kerala which are NEFT enabled.
Apart from the Kerala banks listed and published by RBI, there are numerous rural based co-operative banks and other financial institutions which is also having a good customer base
District wise Listing of all Banks in Kerala
- Banks in Alappuzha
- Banks in Ernakulam : Cochin
- Banks in Iduki
- Banks in Kannur
- Banks in Kasargode
- Banks in Kollam
- Banks in Kottayam
- Banks in Kozhikode : Calicut
- Banks in Malappuram
- Banks in Palghat : Palakkad
- Banks in Pathanamthitta
- Banks in Thrissur : Trichur
- Banks in Thiruvananthapuram : Trivandrum
- Banks in Wayanad
Banks based in Kerala
Listed below are the Banks based in Kerala. These are having their head office and operational base in Kerala. Out of these Federal Bank, South Indian Bank, Catholic Syrian Bank and Dhanalakshmi Bank are Private sector banks
- State Bank of Travancore SBT (838 branches in Kerala)
- Federal Bank (629 branches in Kerala)
- Kerala Gramin Bank (581 branches in Kerala)
- The South Indian Bank (472 branches in Kerala)
- Catholic Syrian Bank (288 branches in Kerala)
- Dhanalakshmi Bank (162 branches in Kerala)
Nationalised / Public Sector Banks in Kerala
Listed below are Public sector banks which includes Nationalised Banks and State Bank group banks
- State Bank Of India (515 branches in Kerala)
- Canara Bank (443 branches in Kerala)
- Union Bank Of India (243 branches in Kerala)
- Syndicate Bank (220 branches in Kerala)
- Indian Overseas Bank (194 branches in Kerala)
- Punjab National Bank (181 branches in Kerala)
- Central Bank Of India (127 branches in Kerala)
- Indian Bank (126 branches in Kerala)
- Vijaya Bank (121 branches in Kerala)
- Corporation Bank (109 branches in Kerala)
- Bank Of Baroda (100 branches in Kerala)
- Bank Of India (99 branches in Kerala)
- UCO Bank (48 branches in Kerala)
- Andhra Bank (33 branches in Kerala)
- Oriental Bank Of Commerce (20 branches in Kerala)
- Allahabad Bank (18 branches in Kerala)
- Dena Bank (15 branches in Kerala)
- United Bank Of India (15 branches in Kerala)
- State Bank Of Mysore (11 branches in Kerala)
- Bank Of Maharashtra (10 branches in Kerala)
- State Bank Of Hyderabad (9 branches in Kerala)
- Bharatiya Mahila Bank Limited (6 branches in Kerala)
- Punjab And Sind Bank (3 branches in Kerala)
- State Bank Of Bikaner And Jaipur (1 branch in Kerala)
- State Bank Of Patiala (1 branch in Kerala)
Private Sector Banks
Listed below are Private sector banks which includes Foreign banks also
- IDBI Bank (296 branches in Kerala)
- HDFC Bank (164 branches in Kerala)
- ICICI Bank Limited (158 branches in Kerala)
- Axis Bank (70 branches in Kerala)
- ING Vysya Bank (26 branches in Kerala)
- Indusind Bank (23 branches in Kerala)
- Karnataka Bank Limited (16 branches in Kerala)
- Karur Vysya Bank (16 branches in Kerala)
- City Union Bank Limited (15 branches in Kerala)
- Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (15 branches in Kerala)
- Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited (14 branches in Kerala)
- Yes Bank (11 branches in Kerala)
- Laxmi Vilas Bank (9 branches in Kerala)
- Standard Chartered Bank (3 branches in Kerala)
- HSBC Bank (2 branches in Kerala)
- Jammu And Kashmir Bank Limited (2 branches in Kerala)
- Bank Of Baharain And Kuwait Bsc (1 branch in Kerala)
- Citi Bank (1 branches in Kerala)
- DCB Bank Limited (1 branch in Kerala)
- Doha Bank Qsc (1 branch in Kerala)
Foriegn Banks
- HSBC Bank (2 branches in Kerala)
- Standard Chartered Bank (3 branches in Kerala)
- Bank Of Baharain And Kuwait Bsc (1 branch in Kerala)
- Citi Bank (1 branches in Kerala)
- Doha Bank Qsc (1 branch in Kerala)
Other Banking & Financial Institutions
Government owned Financial Institutions (some are not based in Kerala)
- Reserve Bank Of India
- Kerala Financial Corporation (KFC)
- Kerala State Financial Enterprises (KSFE)
- Kerala Transport Development Finance Corporation (KTDFC)
- HDFC
- UTI
- National Stock Exchange (NSE)
- Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)















Thoroughly explained article. The categorization is done perfectly. By looking at this list, people would be able to decide on the the best bank for themselves. Public sector banks, Private banks, Financial institutions, etc. all have their own policies regarding loans, deposits and other schemes. By studying the links, given here, one can study all the details in details about banks (especially in Kerala).