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title: "Companies incorporated in India in 1898"
description: "6 companies were incorporated in 1898, of which 5 (83%) are currently active."
canonical: https://corpintel.io/incorporated-in/1898
data_source: "MCA master data — Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India"
last_updated: 2026-04-16T11:09:35.789Z
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# Companies incorporated in India in 1898

6 companies were incorporated in 1898. 128 years on, this cohort represents an established tier of the Indian corporate register. 5 of those companies (83%) are currently marked as active on MCA records. The remaining 1 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 1898 cohort was most heavily weighted toward Manufacturing (Food stuffs), Construction, Trading — these were the NIC industry codes that captured the largest share of new incorporations that year. Geographically, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Punjab contributed the highest number of incorporations in 1898, reflecting the concentration of India's corporate formation activity in its major commercial states.

## Headline figures

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Total incorporations | 6 |
| Currently active | 5 |
| Survival rate | 83% |

## Monthly breakdown — 1898

| Month | Incorporations | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| February | 2 | 33.3% |
| April | 1 | 16.7% |
| August | 2 | 33.3% |
| December | 1 | 16.7% |

## Top states by incorporations

| State | Companies | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2 | 33.3% |
| West Bengal | 2 | 33.3% |
| Punjab | 1 | 16.7% |
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | 16.7% |

## Top industries by NIC code

| Industry | NIC code | Companies |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing (Food stuffs) | 15520 | 1 |
| Construction | 45202 | 1 |
| Trading | 51228 | 1 |
| Finance | 65993 | 1 |
| Finance | 67190 | 1 |
| Community, personal and Social Services | 91990 | 1 |

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