Public Holidays in India 1981

There are 16 Indian public holidays in 1981. 10 of them fall on working days, which leaves 251 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1981 are Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Tuesday, January 20), Republic Day (Monday, January 26), Holi (Saturday, March 21), Ram Navami (Sunday, April 12), Mahavir Jayanti (Friday, April 17), Good Friday (Friday, April 17), Buddha Purnima (Monday, May 18), Id-ul-Fitr (Sunday, August 2), Independence Day (Saturday, August 15), Janmashtami (Sunday, August 23), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Friday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Thursday, October 8), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Friday, October 9), Diwali (Deepavali) (Tuesday, October 27), Muharram (Sunday, November 8), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Wednesday, November 11) and Christmas Day (Friday, December 25).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 1981: Jan 24–Jan 26 (3 days, Republic Day); Apr 17–Apr 19 (3 days, Mahavir Jayanti); May 16–May 18 (3 days, Buddha Purnima); Oct 2–Oct 4 (3 days, Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti)); Oct 8–Oct 11 (4 days, Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)); Dec 25–Dec 27 (3 days, Christmas Day).

The weekend in India is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

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.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.