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Working Days in India 2021

2021 has 248 working days in India: 365 days, minus 104 weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 13 Indian public holidays on weekdays.

248
Working days
104
Weekend days
13
Holidays on weekdays
1,984
Working hours

Working days by month, 2021

Month Holidays Working days Hours
January Jan 26 · Republic Day 1 20 160
February 0 20 160
March Mar 29 · Holi (tentative) 1 22 176
April Apr 2 · Good Friday Apr 21 · Ram Navami (tentative) 2 20 160
May May 14 · Id-ul-Fitr (tentative) May 26 · Buddha Purnima (tentative) 2 19 152
June 0 22 176
July Jul 21 · Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (tentative) 1 21 168
August Aug 19 · Muharram (tentative) Aug 30 · Janmashtami (tentative) 2 20 160
September 0 22 176
October Oct 15 · Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (tentative) Oct 19 · Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (tentative) 2 19 152
November Nov 4 · Diwali (Deepavali) (tentative) Nov 19 · Guru Nanak's Birthday (tentative) 2 20 160
December 0 23 184
2021 total 13 248 1,984

Holidays shown are those on weekdays. Gazetted holidays for central government offices in Delhi (DoPT). States add their own holidays, and many offices work on Saturdays. Festival dates for years without a DoPT list yet are estimated from the moon. Source: DoPT holiday lists (O.M. of 03.07.2025 and 16.07.2026).

Working days by quarter

62
Q1 (Jan–Mar)
61
Q2 (Apr–Jun)
63
Q3 (Jul–Sep)
62
Q4 (Oct–Dec)
123
First half
125
Second half

Working days between two dates

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Indian public holidays 2021

Every holiday with its date, long weekends and a calendar download.

2021 calendar for India

A printable year calendar with the holidays marked.

Working days in India 2021: questions and answers

How many working days are there in India in 2021?

There are 248 working days in India in 2021. The year has 365 days; 104 are weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 13 are Indian public holidays that fall on a weekday.

How many working hours are there in 2021?

At 8 hours a day, 248 working days make 1,984 working hours in 2021. Change the hours per day above to see your own total.

How many working days are in each month of 2021?

January 20, February 20, March 22, April 20, May 19, June 22, July 21, August 20, September 22, October 19, November 20 and December 23. December has the most working days and May the fewest.

How are working days counted?

Every day of the year counts unless it is a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) or one of the Indian public holidays. A holiday that falls on a weekend is counted once, as a weekend day. Company holidays, personal leave and regional holidays are not taken off. Gazetted holidays for central government offices in Delhi (DoPT). States add their own holidays, and many offices work on Saturdays. Festival dates for years without a DoPT list yet are estimated from the moon.

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