Top 10 States in Number of Private Limited Companies Limited by Shares as on 31st March 2012

October 15, 2014

Author: OGD PMU Team

The top 10 States having the largest number of private limited companies limited by shares, out of the total number of 621504 companies limited by shares in India, as on 31.03.2012 are: Delhi: 131357 companies (21.14% of total companies), Maharashtra: 126398 companies (20.34%), West Bengal: 97171 companies (15.63%), Tamil Nadu: 40720 companies (6.55%), Gujarat: 33457 companies (5.38%), Andhra Pradesh: 33174 companies (5.34%), Karnataka: 30918 companies (4.97%), Rajasthan: 22709 companies (3.65%), Uttar Pradesh: 22255 companies (3.58%) and Kerala: 14044 companies (2.26%).

Total paid-up capital of the private limited companies limited by shares in these 10 States, out of total paid-up capital of Rs. 559708 crores of all the companies limited by shares in India, as on 31.03.2012 are: Delhi: Rs. 142365 crores (25.44% of total paid-up capital), Maharashtra: Rs. 141738 crores (25.32%), West Bengal: Rs. 43532 crores (7.78%), Tamil Nadu: Rs. 58145 crores (10.39%), Gujarat: Rs. 27345 crores (4.89%), Andhra Pradesh: Rs. 38584 crores (6.89%), Karnataka: Rs. 38208 crores (6.83%), Rajasthan: Rs. 5170 crores (0.92%), Uttar Pradesh: Rs. 7282 crores (1.3%) and Kerala: Rs. 7476 crores (1.34%).

Note: Provisional; Capital in Rs. Crore; *Paid-up Capital is worked out on the basis of the companies data available on the MCA Portal.