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Industry Breakdown of Indian Companies by NIC Code

Explore how Indian companies are distributed across NIC industry codes, from software and manufacturing to finance and construction.

Last generated: 5 May 2026 · Source: MCA public filings · All reports

Companies self-declare a National Industrial Classification (NIC) code at incorporation. The distribution below is the aggregate of those declarations — it captures what founders said the business would do, not necessarily what it does today.

How to read this
  • Each row is an NIC code; the description is what was filed against that code in the MCA's most-used classification.
  • Two codes can look near-identical in plain English — prefer the code when comparing across sources.
  • The long tail matters: roughly a third of filed codes represent under 1% of companies each, but together they account for a large share of the register.
Caveat

NIC codes are filed at incorporation and seldom updated. Holding companies, shell entities, and pivoted businesses commonly carry a first-use code that no longer matches current activity.

Top Industries by Company Count

Most-declared NIC codes across the entire register

Business Services
NIC 74999
2,42,98825.1%
Business Services
NIC 72900
1,29,06913.4%
Trading
NIC 51909
1,01,95010.6%
Community, personal and Social Services
NIC 72200
74,0037.7%
Business Services
NIC 74900
56,4435.8%
Construction
NIC 45201
43,7584.5%
Business Services
NIC 74140
43,5524.5%
Construction
NIC 45400
39,5634.1%
Real Estate and Renting
NIC 70109
38,6194.0%
Construction
NIC 45200
37,8353.9%
Trading
NIC 55101
33,8733.5%
Community, personal and Social Services
NIC 99999
33,0013.4%
Business Services
NIC 74899
32,9623.4%
Agriculture and Allied Activities
NIC 01100
30,3763.1%
Trading
NIC 51109
28,2792.9%

Full Industry Table

NIC CodeIndustryCompanies
74999Business Services2,42,988
72900Business Services1,29,069
51909Trading1,01,950
72200Community, personal and Social Services74,003
74900Business Services56,443
45201Construction43,758
74140Business Services43,552
45400Construction39,563
70109Real Estate and Renting38,619
45200Construction37,835
55101Trading33,873
99999Community, personal and Social Services33,001
74899Business Services32,962
01100Agriculture and Allied Activities30,376
51109Trading28,279
70102Real Estate and Renting27,448
70101Real Estate and Renting25,081
85300Community, personal and Social Services24,836
70200Real Estate and Renting22,634
45309Construction22,313
67120Finance22,100
62099Business Services22,095
74120Business Services21,622
93000Community, personal and Social Services18,368
70100Real Estate and Renting17,529
65992Finance16,792
72300Business Services16,551
51900Trading15,529
93090Community, personal and Social Services15,177
52100Trading15,104

Reports are generated from 2.8M+ public company records filed with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Each dataset refreshes daily. Read the data-accuracy note for how we treat MCA filing lag, or browse all reports · explainer guides.