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page_type: year_cohort
title: "Companies incorporated in India in 1909"
description: "61 companies were incorporated in 1909, of which 20 (33%) are currently active."
canonical: https://corpintel.io/incorporated-in/1909
data_source: "MCA master data — Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India"
last_updated: 2026-04-16T12:47:40.081Z
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# Companies incorporated in India in 1909

61 companies were incorporated in 1909. 117 years on, this cohort represents an established tier of the Indian corporate register. 20 of those companies (33%) are currently marked as active on MCA records. The remaining 41 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 1909 cohort was most heavily weighted toward Community, personal and Social Services, Business Services, Community, personal and Social Services — these were the NIC industry codes that captured the largest share of new incorporations that year. Geographically, Delhi, West Bengal, Maharashtra contributed the highest number of incorporations in 1909, reflecting the concentration of India's corporate formation activity in its major commercial states.

## Headline figures

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Total incorporations | 61 |
| Currently active | 20 |
| Survival rate | 33% |

## Monthly breakdown — 1909

| Month | Incorporations | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | 6 | 9.8% |
| February | 2 | 3.3% |
| March | 1 | 1.6% |
| April | 3 | 4.9% |
| May | 1 | 1.6% |
| June | 1 | 1.6% |
| July | 4 | 6.6% |
| August | 3 | 4.9% |
| September | 30 | 49.2% |
| October | 6 | 9.8% |
| November | 1 | 1.6% |
| December | 3 | 4.9% |

## Top states by incorporations

| State | Companies | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Delhi | 29 | 47.5% |
| West Bengal | 11 | 18.0% |
| Maharashtra | 10 | 16.4% |
| Gujarat | 2 | 3.3% |
| Punjab | 2 | 3.3% |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2 | 3.3% |
| Assam | 1 | 1.6% |
| Haryana | 1 | 1.6% |
| Kerala | 1 | 1.6% |
| Orissa | 1 | 1.6% |

## Top industries by NIC code

| Industry | NIC code | Companies |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Community, personal and Social Services | 99999 | 20 |
| Business Services | 74999 | 6 |
| Community, personal and Social Services | 91990 | 4 |
| Trading | 51909 | 3 |
| Community, personal and Social Services | 85300 | 2 |
| Agriculture and Allied Activities | 01132 | 1 |
| Mining and Quarrying | 10100 | 1 |
| Mining and Quarrying | 10200 | 1 |
| Mining and Quarrying | 14200 | 1 |
| Manufacturing (Food stuffs) | 15549 | 1 |

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