Which holidays does this count?

It counts the three fixed national holidays — Republic Day (26 January), Independence Day (15 August), and Gandhi Jayanti (2 October) — plus a bundled per-year table of movable gazetted festivals such as Holi, Eid, Diwali, Christmas, and others for supported years.

Why are festival dates bundled per year?

Festivals like Diwali, Holi, and Eid follow lunar or luni-solar calendars, so their Gregorian dates shift each year and cannot be derived by a simple rule. The tool bundles the official dates for supported years; for years outside that range only the three fixed holidays are applied.

Does it handle five-day and six-day weeks?

Yes. India commonly uses both. A five-day week treats Saturday and Sunday as non-working; a six-day week treats only Sunday as non-working. Pick the one your organisation follows.

Are state-specific restricted holidays included?

No. India publishes a central list of gazetted holidays plus restricted holidays that employees may optionally take, and states add their own. This tool uses the central gazetted set; add state or restricted days manually if they apply to you.

Is the date range inclusive?

Yes, both the start and end date are counted. If the start date is after the end date the tool returns zero working days.

India Working Days Counter

India observes a mix of fixed and movable gazetted holidays, and most of the high-impact ones — Diwali, Holi, Eid, and more — follow lunar calendars so their Gregorian dates change every year. For payroll, project plans, and SLAs you need both the fixed national days and the correct festival dates for the year. This tool counts net working days between two dates, supporting both five-day and six-day working weeks.

How it works

The tool combines two sources:

Fixed national holidays computed for any year: Republic Day (26 January), Independence Day (15 August), and Gandhi Jayanti (2 October).
Movable gazetted festivals read from a bundled per-year table — Holi, Ram Navami, Mahavir Jayanti, Good Friday, Eid al-Fitr, Buddha Purnima, Eid al-Adha, Muharram, Janmashtami, Milad-un-Nabi, Dussehra, Diwali, Guru Nanak Jayanti, and Christmas — for the supported years.

It then walks the inclusive range, removing the weekend days (Saturday and Sunday for a five-day week, or only Sunday for a six-day week) and any gazetted holiday that falls on a working day.

Notes and example

For a five-day week, a range covering Diwali removes the festival’s bundled date if it lands on a weekday. If a holiday falls on your weekend it is not deducted again. For years outside the bundled table, only the three fixed national holidays are applied — the tool flags this so you know to add festival dates manually.

This counter uses the central gazetted list. India also publishes optional restricted holidays and each state adds its own; add those manually if they apply to your location.