← 1760 1759 1758 1761 in India → 1762 1763 1764
Centuries:	16th 17th 18th 19th 20th
Decades:	1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s
See also:	List of years in India Timeline of Indian history

Events in India in 1761

Incumbents

• Shah Alam II, Mughal Emperor, reigned 10 December 1759 – 19 November 1806
• Brigadier general John Carnac, Commander-in Chief of India December 1860– April 1761
• Lieutenant-General Eyre Coote (East India Company officer), Commander-in Chief of India April 1761– 1763
• Mir Qasim, Nawab of Bengal and Murshidabad, 20 October 1760 – 7 July 1763

Events

• National income - ₹9,456 million
• 14 January – Third Battle of Panipat

Births

Deaths

• 14 January
  • Sadashivrao Bhau, 30, CINC of Maratha Army of India
  • Vishwasrao
  • Ibrahim Khan Gardi
  • Shamsher Bahadur I
  • Jankoji Rao Scindia
• 23 June - Nanasaheb Peshwa, 3rd Peshwa of Maratha Empire
• 9 December – Tarabai, Queen of Maratha Empire. (b. 1675)