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Working Days in India 1948

1948 has 255 working days in India: 366 days, minus 104 weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 7 Indian public holidays on weekdays.

255
Working days
104
Weekend days
7
Holidays on weekdays
2,040
Working hours

Working days by month, 1948

Month Holidays Working days Hours
January Jan 26 · Republic Day 1 21 168
February 0 20 160
March Mar 25 · Holi (tentative) Mar 26 · Good Friday 2 21 168
April Apr 21 · Mahavir Jayanti (tentative) 1 21 168
May 0 21 168
June 0 22 176
July 0 22 176
August 0 22 176
September 0 22 176
October Oct 12 · Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (tentative) Oct 14 · Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (tentative) 2 19 152
November Nov 16 · Guru Nanak's Birthday (tentative) 1 21 168
December 0 23 184
1948 total 7 255 2,040

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)
64
Q2 (Apr–Jun)
66
Q3 (Jul–Sep)
63
Q4 (Oct–Dec)
126
First half
129
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 1948

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

1948 calendar for India

A printable year calendar with the holidays marked.

Working days in India 1948: questions and answers

How many working days are there in India in 1948?

There are 255 working days in India in 1948. The year has 366 days; 104 are weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 7 are Indian public holidays that fall on a weekday.

How many working hours are there in 1948?

At 8 hours a day, 255 working days make 2,040 working hours in 1948. Change the hours per day above to see your own total.

How many working days are in each month of 1948?

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

Working days 1948 in other countries