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page_type: year_cohort
title: "Companies incorporated in India in 1914"
description: "45 companies were incorporated in 1914, of which 19 (42%) are currently active."
canonical: https://corpintel.io/incorporated-in/1914
data_source: "MCA master data — Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India"
last_updated: 2026-04-16T11:09:31.981Z
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# Companies incorporated in India in 1914

45 companies were incorporated in 1914. 112 years on, this cohort represents an established tier of the Indian corporate register. 19 of those companies (42%) are currently marked as active on MCA records. The remaining 26 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 1914 cohort was most heavily weighted toward Community, personal and Social Services, Agriculture and Allied Activities, Manufacturing (Textiles) — these were the NIC industry codes that captured the largest share of new incorporations that year. Geographically, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Gujarat contributed the highest number of incorporations in 1914, reflecting the concentration of India's corporate formation activity in its major commercial states.

## Headline figures

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Total incorporations | 45 |
| Currently active | 19 |
| Survival rate | 42% |

## Monthly breakdown — 1914

| Month | Incorporations | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | 11 | 24.4% |
| February | 4 | 8.9% |
| March | 10 | 22.2% |
| April | 1 | 2.2% |
| May | 2 | 4.4% |
| June | 1 | 2.2% |
| July | 3 | 6.7% |
| August | 1 | 2.2% |
| September | 3 | 6.7% |
| October | 5 | 11.1% |
| November | 3 | 6.7% |
| December | 1 | 2.2% |

## Top states by incorporations

| State | Companies | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| West Bengal | 14 | 31.1% |
| Maharashtra | 13 | 28.9% |
| Gujarat | 4 | 8.9% |
| Karnataka | 4 | 8.9% |
| Kerala | 4 | 8.9% |
| Tamil Nadu | 3 | 6.7% |
| Assam | 1 | 2.2% |
| Haryana | 1 | 2.2% |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1 | 2.2% |

## Top industries by NIC code

| Industry | NIC code | Companies |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Community, personal and Social Services | 99999 | 14 |
| Agriculture and Allied Activities | 01132 | 4 |
| Manufacturing (Textiles) | 17119 | 2 |
| Finance | 65993 | 2 |
| Community, personal and Social Services | 91900 | 2 |
| Community, personal and Social Services | 91990 | 2 |
| Others | 00171 | 1 |
| Agriculture and Allied Activities | 01122 | 1 |
| Agriculture and Allied Activities | 01135 | 1 |
| Manufacturing (Food stuffs) | 15492 | 1 |

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