Most Polluted Cities in India

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

Most Polluted Cities in India

The most polluted city in India is Gorakhpur (AQI 187), followed by Amritsar (AQI 179), Jalandhar (AQI 178). Currently, 6 out of 100 monitored cities in India report unhealthy air quality with an AQI above 100.

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Gorakhpur

India

187

AQI
2
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Amritsar

India

179

AQI
3
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Jalandhar

India

178

AQI
4
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Ludhiāna

India

158

AQI
5
in

Srinagar

India

151

AQI
6
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Chandigarh

India

139

AQI
7
in

Najafgarh

India

100

AQI
8
in

Vijayawada

India

96

AQI
9
in

Guntur

India

95

AQI
10
in

Surat

India

95

AQI
11
in

Ulhasnagar

India

94

AQI
12
in

Bhiwandi

India

94

AQI
13
in

Dombivli

India

94

AQI
14
in

Kalyān

India

94

AQI
15
in

Gurugram

India

92

AQI
16
in

Sambhaji Nagar

India

92

AQI
17
in

Faridabad

India

92

AQI
18
in

Sahāranpur

India

91

AQI
19
in

Sholapur

India

89

AQI
20
in

Bhayandar

India

87

AQI
21
in

Borivli

India

87

AQI
22
in

Thāne

India

87

AQI
23
in

Mumbai

India

87

AQI
24
in

Bīkaner

India

86

AQI
25
in

Jodhpur

India

86

AQI
26
in

Dehra Dūn

India

85

AQI
27
in

Hyderābād

India

85

AQI
28
in

Nanded

India

82

AQI
29
in

Bilimora

India

79

AQI
30
in

Visakhapatnam

India

79

AQI
31
in

Rasapūdipalem

India

79

AQI
32
in

Narela

India

78

AQI
33
in

Delhi

India

78

AQI
34
in

Agra

India

73

AQI
35
in

Madurai

India

71

AQI
36
in

Vadodara

India

70

AQI
37
in

Pimpri

India

69

AQI
38
in

Morādābād

India

65

AQI
39
in

Jamnagar

India

64

AQI
40
in

Salem

India

64

AQI
41
in

Indore

India

64

AQI
42
in

Pune

India

63

AQI
43
in

Bhavnagar

India

61

AQI
44
in

Kallakurichi

India

61

AQI
45
in

Ahmedabad

India

61

AQI
46
in

Kochi

India

60

AQI
47
in

Kanayannur

India

60

AQI
48
in

Bareilly

India

59

AQI
49
in

Ghāziābād

India

59

AQI
50
in

Meerut

India

59

AQI
51
in

Rājkot

India

59

AQI
52
in

Puducherry

India

58

AQI
53
in

Alīgarh

India

58

AQI
54
in

Kolhāpur

India

53

AQI
55
in

Sāngli

India

53

AQI
56
in

Siliguri

India

52

AQI
57
in

Thiruvananthapuram

India

52

AQI
58
in

Tiruppur

India

52

AQI
59
in

Ajmer

India

51

AQI
60
in

Erode

India

51

AQI
61
in

Nashik

India

50

AQI
62
in

Tirunelveli

India

48

AQI
63
in

Kota

India

46

AQI
64
in

Warangal

India

42

AQI
65
in

Guwahati

India

38

AQI
66
in

Tiruchirappalli

India

38

AQI
67
in

Jaipur

India

37

AQI
68
in

Amrāvati

India

35

AQI
69
in

Cuttack

India

34

AQI
70
in

Bhubaneswar

India

34

AQI
71
in

Nellore

India

32

AQI
72
in

Bokāro

India

32

AQI
73
in

Gwalior

India

31

AQI
74
in

Rourkela

India

29

AQI
75
in

Gorakhpur

India

29

AQI
76
in

Dhanbad

India

29

AQI
77
in

Hubli

India

28

AQI
78
in

Ranchi

India

27

AQI
79
in

Jamshedpur

India

27

AQI
80
in

Chennai

India

26

AQI
81
in

Howrah

India

25

AQI
82
in

Kolkata

India

25

AQI
83
in

Kozhikode

India

24

AQI
84
in

Nowrangapur

India

24

AQI
85
in

Nagpur

India

24

AQI
86
in

Lucknow

India

23

AQI
87
in

Āsansol

India

22

AQI
88
in

Durgapur

India

22

AQI
89
in

Kanpur

India

22

AQI
90
in

Vellore

India

21

AQI
91
in

Mysore

India

21

AQI
92
in

Jabalpur

India

21

AQI
93
in

Bhopāl

India

21

AQI
94
in

Bengaluru

India

21

AQI
95
in

Bhilai

India

20

AQI
96
in

Raipur

India

20

AQI
97
in

Prayagraj

India

19

AQI
98
in

Patna

India

19

AQI
99
in

Coimbatore

India

18

AQI
100
in

Varanasi

India

17

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.

Source: US EPA Air Quality Index

Last updated: 24 Sep 23:11

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