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page_type: year_cohort
title: "Companies incorporated in India in 1906"
description: "42 companies were incorporated in 1906, of which 11 (26%) are currently active."
canonical: https://corpintel.io/incorporated-in/1906
data_source: "MCA master data — Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India"
last_updated: 2026-04-16T11:09:38.619Z
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# Companies incorporated in India in 1906

42 companies were incorporated in 1906. 120 years on, this cohort represents an established tier of the Indian corporate register. 11 of those companies (26%) are currently marked as active on MCA records. The remaining 31 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 1906 cohort was most heavily weighted toward Community, personal and Social Services, Mining and Quarrying, Manufacturing (Textiles) — these were the NIC industry codes that captured the largest share of new incorporations that year. Geographically, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu contributed the highest number of incorporations in 1906, reflecting the concentration of India's corporate formation activity in its major commercial states.

## Headline figures

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Total incorporations | 42 |
| Currently active | 11 |
| Survival rate | 26% |

## Monthly breakdown — 1906

| Month | Incorporations | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | 9 | 21.4% |
| February | 1 | 2.4% |
| March | 3 | 7.1% |
| April | 5 | 11.9% |
| May | 3 | 7.1% |
| June | 4 | 9.5% |
| July | 1 | 2.4% |
| August | 6 | 14.3% |
| September | 3 | 7.1% |
| October | 3 | 7.1% |
| November | 2 | 4.8% |
| December | 2 | 4.8% |

## Top states by incorporations

| State | Companies | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maharashtra | 18 | 42.9% |
| West Bengal | 10 | 23.8% |
| Tamil Nadu | 4 | 9.5% |
| Karnataka | 3 | 7.1% |
| Gujarat | 2 | 4.8% |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 2.4% |
| Delhi | 1 | 2.4% |
| Jharkhand | 1 | 2.4% |
| Kerala | 1 | 2.4% |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1 | 2.4% |

## Top industries by NIC code

| Industry | NIC code | Companies |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Community, personal and Social Services | 99999 | 17 |
| Mining and Quarrying | 10200 | 3 |
| Manufacturing (Textiles) | 17100 | 2 |
| Agriculture and Allied Activities | 01117 | 1 |
| Agriculture and Allied Activities | 01132 | 1 |
| Mining and Quarrying | 10100 | 1 |
| Manufacturing (Food stuffs) | 15142 | 1 |
| Manufacturing (Textiles) | 17111 | 1 |
| Manufacturing (Textiles) | 17115 | 1 |
| Manufacturing (Textiles) | 17119 | 1 |

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