The Company set up its first Indian factory in 1611 at which eastern coast town?

1. The Company first gained a foothold on the Coromandel side of India. 2. A factory was set up in Masulipatnam in 1611. 3. Surat came a year later (1612) on the west coast; Madras (1640) and Calcutta came later still. _Source: Wikipedia, Company rule in India, Expansion and territory_