Current Date And Time In Rishra, India
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
03:02:08 IST
State: West Bengal
Currency: Indian Rupee (INR)
Timezone: UTC +05:30 (IST)
Population: 117,014
District: Hugli
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in Rishra, West Bengal? Here is the complete city holiday reference for Rishra.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Rishra align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Republic Day on January 26) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Rishra.
This is India's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on India's country-level and West Bengal holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Rishra as anywhere else in India.
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These are India's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on India's country and West Bengal holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Rishra just as everywhere else in India.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Day | January 26 | National Day (Gazetted) | Full Closure (Banks, Government Offices & Schools) | mha.gov.in |
| Independence Day | August 15 | National Day (Gazetted) | Full Closure (Banks, Government Offices & Schools) | mha.gov.in |
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | October 2 | National Day (Gazetted) | Full Closure (Banks, Government Offices & Commercial Outlets) | mha.gov.in |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Fri, Oct 2, 2026 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
| Republic Day | Tue, Jan 26, 2027 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Rishra's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on India's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Rishra, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 117,014 and running on the Asia/Kolkata time zone, Rishra follows India's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.