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page_type: year_cohort
title: "Companies incorporated in India in 1878"
description: "2 companies were incorporated in 1878, of which 2 (100%) are currently active."
canonical: https://corpintel.io/incorporated-in/1878
data_source: "MCA master data — Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India"
last_updated: 2026-04-16T11:09:33.687Z
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# Companies incorporated in India in 1878

2 companies were incorporated in 1878. 148 years on, this cohort represents an established tier of the Indian corporate register. 2 of those companies (100%) are currently marked as active on MCA records. The remaining 0 have since been struck off, dissolved, amalgamated, or placed in other non-active states — a natural attrition pattern visible across every annual cohort on the MCA register. The 1878 cohort was most heavily weighted toward Agriculture and Allied Activities, Manufacturing (Paper and Paper products, Publishing, printingand reproduction of recorded media) — these were the NIC industry codes that captured the largest share of new incorporations that year. Geographically, Maharashtra, West Bengal contributed the highest number of incorporations in 1878, reflecting the concentration of India's corporate formation activity in its major commercial states.

## Headline figures

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Total incorporations | 2 |
| Currently active | 2 |
| Survival rate | 100% |

## Monthly breakdown — 1878

| Month | Incorporations | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| April | 1 | 50.0% |
| July | 1 | 50.0% |

## Top states by incorporations

| State | Companies | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maharashtra | 1 | 50.0% |
| West Bengal | 1 | 50.0% |

## Top industries by NIC code

| Industry | NIC code | Companies |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture and Allied Activities | 01132 | 1 |
| Manufacturing (Paper and Paper products, Publishing, printingand reproduction of recorded media) | 21098 | 1 |

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_Data source: MCA master data (Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India)._