Most Polluted Cities — India

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Real-time air pollution rankings for 100 cities across India, updated hourly. See which cities have the highest pollution levels and worst air quality.

Most Polluted Cities in India

The most polluted city in India is Durgapur (AQI 177), followed by Amritsar (AQI 170), Narela (AQI 170). Currently, 48 out of 100 monitored cities in India report unhealthy air quality with an AQI above 100.

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Durgapur

India

177

AQI
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Amritsar

India

170

AQI
3
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Narela

India

170

AQI
4
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Delhi

India

170

AQI
5
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Jalandhar

India

169

AQI
6
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Sahāranpur

India

168

AQI
7
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Meerut

India

167

AQI
8
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Patna

India

166

AQI
9
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Najafgarh

India

166

AQI
10
in

Ludhiāna

India

166

AQI
11
in

Alīgarh

India

164

AQI
12
in

Varanasi

India

164

AQI
13
in

Bareilly

India

163

AQI
14
in

Gorakhpur

India

160

AQI
15
in

Prayagraj

India

158

AQI
16
in

Raipur

India

157

AQI
17
in

Bhilai

India

157

AQI
18
in

Gaya

India

155

AQI
19
in

Gorakhpur

India

155

AQI
20
in

Kanpur

India

153

AQI
21
in

Bhātpāra

India

152

AQI
22
in

Jamshedpur

India

152

AQI
23
in

Shyamnagar

India

152

AQI
24
in

Lucknow

India

152

AQI
25
in

Korba

India

151

AQI
26
in

Siliguri

India

151

AQI
27
in

Vadodara

India

151

AQI
28
in

Kochi

India

149

AQI
29
in

Bhāgalpur

India

149

AQI
30
in

Kanayannur

India

149

AQI
31
in

Sāngli

India

147

AQI
32
in

Kolhāpur

India

147

AQI
33
in

Jaipur

India

146

AQI
34
in

Srinagar

India

145

AQI
35
in

Ulhasnagar

India

134

AQI
36
in

Kalyān

India

134

AQI
37
in

Bhiwandi

India

134

AQI
38
in

Dombivli

India

134

AQI
39
in

Belagavi

India

132

AQI
40
in

Chandigarh

India

129

AQI
41
in

Gwalior

India

123

AQI
42
in

Jhānsi

India

114

AQI
43
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Kota

India

114

AQI
44
in

Surat

India

112

AQI
45
in

Kalaburagi

India

112

AQI
46
in

Davangere

India

105

AQI
47
in

Rāmgundam

India

102

AQI
48
in

Pune

India

101

AQI
49
in

Salem

India

96

AQI
50
in

Indore

India

96

AQI
51
in

Kolkata

India

95

AQI
52
in

Howrah

India

95

AQI
53
in

Dehra Dūn

India

95

AQI
54
in

Coimbatore

India

95

AQI
55
in

Maheshtala

India

95

AQI
56
in

Rajpur Sonarpur

India

95

AQI
57
in

Vellore

India

94

AQI
58
in

Bengaluru

India

94

AQI
59
in

Ranchi

India

94

AQI
60
in

Jabalpur

India

94

AQI
61
in

Sholapur

India

93

AQI
62
in

Ujjain

India

92

AQI
63
in

Guwahati

India

91

AQI
64
in

Pimpri

India

91

AQI
65
in

Mumbai

India

90

AQI
66
in

Borivli

India

90

AQI
67
in

Bhubaneswar

India

90

AQI
68
in

Bhayandar

India

90

AQI
69
in

Thāne

India

90

AQI
70
in

Cuttack

India

90

AQI
71
in

Akola

India

89

AQI
72
in

Rourkela

India

88

AQI
73
in

Tiruppur

India

83

AQI
74
in

Nanded

India

83

AQI
75
in

Mālegaon

India

82

AQI
76
in

Ahmedabad

India

81

AQI
77
in

Mangalore

India

80

AQI
78
in

Bīkaner

India

80

AQI
79
in

Hubli

India

79

AQI
80
in

Ajmer

India

78

AQI
81
in

Bilimora

India

78

AQI
82
in

Jammu

India

77

AQI
83
in

Bhopāl

India

76

AQI
84
in

Jodhpur

India

73

AQI
85
in

Rasapūdipalem

India

73

AQI
86
in

Jalgaon

India

71

AQI
87
in

Hyderābād

India

69

AQI
88
in

Udaipur

India

67

AQI
89
in

Bhavnagar

India

66

AQI
90
in

Erode

India

63

AQI
91
in

Tiruchirappalli

India

61

AQI
92
in

Thiruvananthapuram

India

60

AQI
93
in

Kurnool

India

58

AQI
94
in

Vijayawada

India

53

AQI
95
in

Guntur

India

46

AQI
96
in

Chennai

India

45

AQI
97
in

Thoothukudi

India

33

AQI
98
in

Puducherry

India

32

AQI
99
in

Rājkot

India

32

AQI
100
in

Jamnagar

India

29

AQI

Understanding Air Quality Index

0-50

Good

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

51-100

Moderate

Air quality is acceptable. However, there may be a risk for some people.

101-150

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects.

151-200

Unhealthy

Everyone may begin to experience health effects.

201-300

Very Unhealthy

Health alert: everyone may experience more serious health effects.

301+

Hazardous

Health warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population is likely to be affected.

The Air Quality Index (AQI) is a scale from 0 to 500 that measures air pollution levels. Poor air quality can cause respiratory issues, cardiovascular problems, and other health concerns. Rankings are updated hourly to help you stay informed.

Source: US EPA Air Quality Index

Last updated: 23 Mar 22:09

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