Post offices in India are government-owned and offer various services. These include selling savings and investment products, and processing and delivering mail and packages across the country. With over 1.55 lakh post offices in India, including a significant presence in rural areas, India Post boasts the world's largest postal network. To ensure smooth operations, the post offices in India follow a holiday calendar, which lists all public holidays when post offices stay closed. Read on to know the post office holidays list for 2024.
Post offices in India have two types of holidays. The first is gazetted holidays, when post offices are officially closed. The second is restricted holidays when only local post offices might remain closed for services. During these Indian postal holidays, no postal services, including mail delivery and package processing, are undertaken.
The following table lists the gazetted post office holidays in India:
Date |
Event |
Day |
26 January 2024 |
Republic Day |
Friday |
25 March 2024 |
Holi |
Monday |
29 March 2024 |
Good Friday |
Friday |
9 April 2024 |
Eid-Ul-Fitr |
Tuesday |
17 April 2024 |
Ram Navami |
Wednesday |
21 April 2024 |
Mahavir Jayanti |
Sunday |
23 May 2024 |
Buddha Purnima |
Thursday |
17 June 2024 |
Bakrid or Eid-al-Adha |
Monday |
17 July 2024 |
Muharram |
Muharram |
15 August 2024 |
Independence Day |
Thursday |
26 August 2024 |
Janmashtami |
Monday |
16 September 2024 |
Milad-un-Nabi |
Monday |
2 October 2024 |
Gandhi Jayanti |
Wednesday |
13 October 2024 |
Dussehra |
Sunday |
1 November 2024 |
Diwali |
Friday |
15 November 2024 |
Guru Nanak’s Birthday |
Friday |
25 December 2024 |
Christmas Day |
Wednesday |
Here is a list of restricted post office holidays in 2024 that you should know about.
Date |
Event |
Day |
1 January 2024 |
New Year’s Day |
Monday |
15 January 2024 |
Makar Sankranti |
Monday |
15 January 2024 |
Bihu Magh |
Monday |
15 January 2024 |
Pongal |
Monday |
25 January 2024 |
Hazarat Ali’s Birthday |
Thursday |
14 February 2024 |
Basant Panchami |
Wednesday |
14 February 2024 |
Sri Panchami |
Wednesday |
24 February 2024 |
Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday |
Saturday |
5 March 2024 |
Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati |
Tuesday |
8 March 2024 |
Maha Shivratri |
Friday |
25 March 2024 |
Holika Dahan |
Monday |
25 March 2024 |
Dolyatra |
Monday |
31 March, 2024 |
Easter Sunday |
Sunday |
5 April 2024 |
Jamat-Ul-Vida |
Friday |
9 April 2024 |
Chaitra Sukladi |
Tuesday |
9 April 2024 |
Cheti Chand |
Tuesday |
9 April 2024 |
Ugadi |
Tuesday |
9 April 2024 |
Gudi Padwa |
Tuesday |
13 April 2024 |
Mesadi |
Saturday |
13 April 2024 |
Vaisakhadi (Bengal) |
Saturday |
14 April 2024 |
Vaisakhi |
Sunday |
14 April 2024 |
Vishu |
Sunday |
14 April 2024 |
Bahag Bihu (Assam) |
Sunday |
8 May 2024 |
Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore |
Wednesday |
8 July 2024 |
Rath Yatra |
Monday |
15 August 2024 |
Parsi New Year Day |
Thursday |
19 August 2024 |
Raksha Bandhan |
Monday |
26 August 2024 |
Janmashtami (Smarta) |
Monday |
5 September 2024 |
Onam |
Thursday |
7 September 2024 |
Vinayaka Chaturthi |
Saturday |
17 September 2024 |
Third Onam |
Tuesday |
10 October 2024 |
Dussehra (Saptami) |
Thursday |
11 October 2024 |
Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) |
Friday |
12 October 2024 |
Dussehra (Mahanavami) |
Saturday |
17 October 2024 |
Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday |
Thursday |
20 October 2024 |
Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) |
Sunday |
31 October 2024 |
Naraka Chaturdashi |
Thursday |
2 November 2024 |
Govardhan Puja |
Saturday |
3 November 2024 |
Bhai Dooj |
Sunday |
7 November 2024 |
Pratihar Sashthi (Chhat Puja) |
Thursday |
24 November 2024 |
Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day |
Sunday |
24 December 2024 |
Christmas Eve |
Tuesday |
You should keep a note of the post office holidays list in India for 2024 beforehand to plan your postal activities accordingly. This will help you avoid any inconvenience and ensure that your mail and packages are sent and received on time and financial transactions are done at the right time.