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Working Days in India 2005

2005 has 251 working days in India: 365 days, minus 105 weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 9 Indian public holidays on weekdays.

251
Working days
105
Weekend days
9
Holidays on weekdays
2,008
Working hours

Working days by month, 2005

Month Holidays Working days Hours
January Jan 26 · Republic Day 1 20 160
February 0 20 160
March Mar 25 · Good Friday 1 22 176
April Apr 22 · Mahavir Jayanti (tentative) / Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (tentative) 1 20 160
May May 23 · Buddha Purnima (tentative) 1 21 168
June 0 22 176
July 0 21 168
August Aug 15 · Independence Day 1 22 176
September 0 22 176
October Oct 12 · Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (tentative) 1 20 160
November Nov 1 · Diwali (Deepavali) (tentative) Nov 4 · Id-ul-Fitr (tentative) Nov 15 · Guru Nanak's Birthday (tentative) 3 19 152
December 0 22 176
2005 total 9 251 2,008

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)
63
Q2 (Apr–Jun)
65
Q3 (Jul–Sep)
61
Q4 (Oct–Dec)
125
First half
126
Second half

Working days between two dates

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

Indian public holidays 2005

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

2005 calendar for India

A printable year calendar with the holidays marked.

Working days in India 2005: questions and answers

How many working days are there in India in 2005?

There are 251 working days in India in 2005. The year has 365 days; 105 are weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 9 are Indian public holidays that fall on a weekday.

How many working hours are there in 2005?

At 8 hours a day, 251 working days make 2,008 working hours in 2005. Change the hours per day above to see your own total.

How many working days are in each month of 2005?

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