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page_type: year_cohort
title: "Companies incorporated in India in 1905"
description: "45 companies were incorporated in 1905, of which 12 (27%) are currently active."
canonical: https://corpintel.io/incorporated-in/1905
data_source: "MCA master data — Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India"
last_updated: 2026-04-16T11:09:34.706Z
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# Companies incorporated in India in 1905

45 companies were incorporated in 1905. 121 years on, this cohort represents an established tier of the Indian corporate register. 12 of those companies (27%) are currently marked as active on MCA records. The remaining 33 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 1905 cohort was most heavily weighted toward Community, personal and Social Services, Manufacturing (Textiles), Business Services — these were the NIC industry codes that captured the largest share of new incorporations that year. Geographically, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Gujarat contributed the highest number of incorporations in 1905, reflecting the concentration of India's corporate formation activity in its major commercial states.

## Headline figures

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Total incorporations | 45 |
| Currently active | 12 |
| Survival rate | 27% |

## Monthly breakdown — 1905

| Month | Incorporations | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | 4 | 8.9% |
| February | 4 | 8.9% |
| March | 3 | 6.7% |
| April | 3 | 6.7% |
| May | 2 | 4.4% |
| June | 2 | 4.4% |
| July | 5 | 11.1% |
| August | 4 | 8.9% |
| September | 4 | 8.9% |
| October | 2 | 4.4% |
| November | 5 | 11.1% |
| December | 7 | 15.6% |

## Top states by incorporations

| State | Companies | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maharashtra | 23 | 51.1% |
| West Bengal | 7 | 15.6% |
| Gujarat | 5 | 11.1% |
| Tamil Nadu | 4 | 8.9% |
| Karnataka | 2 | 4.4% |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2 | 4.4% |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 2.2% |
| Delhi | 1 | 2.2% |

## Top industries by NIC code

| Industry | NIC code | Companies |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Community, personal and Social Services | 99999 | 24 |
| Manufacturing (Textiles) | 17119 | 3 |
| Business Services | 74999 | 2 |
| Manufacturing (Food stuffs) | 15311 | 1 |
| Manufacturing (Food stuffs) | 15432 | 1 |
| Manufacturing (Textiles) | 17100 | 1 |
| Manufacturing (Textiles) | 17120 | 1 |
| Manufacturing (Metals and Chemicals, and products thereof) | 25190 | 1 |
| Manufacturing (Metals and Chemicals, and products thereof) | 27109 | 1 |
| Electricity, Gas and Water companies | 40109 | 1 |

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