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Working Days in India 1949

1949 has 247 working days in India: 365 days, minus 105 weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 13 Indian public holidays on weekdays.

247
Working days
105
Weekend days
13
Holidays on weekdays
1,976
Working hours

Working days by month, 1949

Month Holidays Working days Hours
January Jan 13 · Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (tentative) Jan 26 · Republic Day 2 19 152
February 0 20 160
March Mar 15 · Holi (tentative) 1 22 176
April Apr 7 · Ram Navami (tentative) Apr 11 · Mahavir Jayanti (tentative) Apr 15 · Good Friday 3 18 144
May May 12 · Buddha Purnima (tentative) 1 21 168
June 0 22 176
July Jul 28 · Id-ul-Fitr (tentative) 1 20 160
August Aug 15 · Independence Day Aug 17 · Janmashtami (tentative) 2 21 168
September 0 22 176
October Oct 4 · Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (tentative) Oct 21 · Diwali (Deepavali) (tentative) 2 19 152
November Nov 2 · Muharram (tentative) 1 21 168
December 0 22 176
1949 total 13 247 1,976

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

61
Q1 (Jan–Mar)
61
Q2 (Apr–Jun)
63
Q3 (Jul–Sep)
62
Q4 (Oct–Dec)
122
First half
125
Second half

Working hours in India

The legal working week, overtime pay, weekend days and paid leave.

Working days between two dates

Count business days for any range, and add your own days off.

Indian public holidays 1949

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

1949 calendar for India

A printable year calendar with the holidays marked.

Working days in India 1949: questions and answers

How many working days are there in India in 1949?

There are 247 working days in India in 1949. The year has 365 days; 105 are weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 13 are Indian public holidays that fall on a weekday.

How many working hours are there in 1949?

At 8 hours a day, 247 working days make 1,976 working hours in 1949. Change the hours per day above to see your own total.

How many working days are in each month of 1949?

January 19, February 20, March 22, April 18, May 21, June 22, July 20, August 21, September 22, October 19, November 21 and December 22. March has the most working days and April 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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