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page_type: year_cohort
title: "Companies incorporated in India in 1899"
description: "7 companies were incorporated in 1899, of which 6 (86%) are currently active."
canonical: https://corpintel.io/incorporated-in/1899
data_source: "MCA master data — Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India"
last_updated: 2026-04-16T11:09:37.526Z
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# Companies incorporated in India in 1899

7 companies were incorporated in 1899. 127 years on, this cohort represents an established tier of the Indian corporate register. 6 of those companies (86%) 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 1899 cohort was most heavily weighted toward Manufacturing (Wood Products), Manufacturing (Paper and Paper products, Publishing, printingand reproduction of recorded media), Manufacturing (Metals and Chemicals, and products thereof) — these were the NIC industry codes that captured the largest share of new incorporations that year. Geographically, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal contributed the highest number of incorporations in 1899, reflecting the concentration of India's corporate formation activity in its major commercial states.

## Headline figures

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Total incorporations | 7 |
| Currently active | 6 |
| Survival rate | 86% |

## Monthly breakdown — 1899

| Month | Incorporations | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| February | 1 | 14.3% |
| November | 1 | 14.3% |
| December | 5 | 71.4% |

## Top states by incorporations

| State | Companies | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maharashtra | 5 | 71.4% |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1 | 14.3% |
| West Bengal | 1 | 14.3% |

## Top industries by NIC code

| Industry | NIC code | Companies |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing (Wood Products) | 20191 | 1 |
| Manufacturing (Paper and Paper products, Publishing, printingand reproduction of recorded media) | 22110 | 1 |
| Manufacturing (Metals and Chemicals, and products thereof) | 24232 | 1 |
| Manufacturing (Machinery and Equipments) | 29299 | 1 |
| Finance | 64990 | 1 |
| Business Services | 72200 | 1 |
| Community, personal and Social Services | 91990 | 1 |

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