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page_type: year_cohort
title: "Companies incorporated in India in 1904"
description: "22 companies were incorporated in 1904, of which 10 (45%) are currently active."
canonical: https://corpintel.io/incorporated-in/1904
data_source: "MCA master data — Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India"
last_updated: 2026-04-16T11:09:34.342Z
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# Companies incorporated in India in 1904

22 companies were incorporated in 1904. 122 years on, this cohort represents an established tier of the Indian corporate register. 10 of those companies (45%) are currently marked as active on MCA records. The remaining 12 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 1904 cohort was most heavily weighted toward Community, personal and Social Services, Finance, Manufacturing (Textiles) — these were the NIC industry codes that captured the largest share of new incorporations that year. Geographically, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh contributed the highest number of incorporations in 1904, reflecting the concentration of India's corporate formation activity in its major commercial states.

## Headline figures

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Total incorporations | 22 |
| Currently active | 10 |
| Survival rate | 45% |

## Monthly breakdown — 1904

| Month | Incorporations | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | 3 | 13.6% |
| February | 1 | 4.5% |
| March | 2 | 9.1% |
| April | 3 | 13.6% |
| May | 1 | 4.5% |
| June | 5 | 22.7% |
| July | 1 | 4.5% |
| September | 2 | 9.1% |
| October | 4 | 18.2% |

## Top states by incorporations

| State | Companies | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maharashtra | 7 | 31.8% |
| Gujarat | 3 | 13.6% |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3 | 13.6% |
| Andhra Pradesh | 2 | 9.1% |
| Kerala | 2 | 9.1% |
| West Bengal | 2 | 9.1% |
| Chandigarh | 1 | 4.5% |
| Punjab | 1 | 4.5% |
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | 4.5% |

## Top industries by NIC code

| Industry | NIC code | Companies |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Community, personal and Social Services | 99999 | 4 |
| Finance | 65110 | 3 |
| Manufacturing (Textiles) | 17119 | 2 |
| Business Services | 74999 | 2 |
| Community, personal and Social Services | 91990 | 2 |
| Manufacturing (Food stuffs) | 15133 | 1 |
| Manufacturing (Food stuffs) | 15312 | 1 |
| Manufacturing (Textiles) | 17121 | 1 |
| Manufacturing (Textiles) | 17232 | 1 |
| Manufacturing (Metals and Chemicals, and products thereof) | 26941 | 1 |

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