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 Narela (AQI 250), followed by Delhi (AQI 250), Ghāziābād (AQI 238). Currently, 34 out of 100 monitored cities in India report unhealthy air quality with an AQI above 100.

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Narela

India

250

AQI
2
in

Delhi

India

250

AQI
3
in

Ghāziābād

India

238

AQI
4
in

Meerut

India

238

AQI
5
in

Najafgarh

India

233

AQI
6
in

Sahāranpur

India

197

AQI
7
in

Gurugram

India

196

AQI
8
in

Faridabad

India

196

AQI
9
in

Morādābād

India

187

AQI
10
in

Alīgarh

India

187

AQI
11
in

Agra

India

187

AQI
12
in

Lucknow

India

187

AQI
13
in

Kanpur

India

187

AQI
14
in

Gorakhpur

India

184

AQI
15
in

Jaipur

India

161

AQI
16
in

Gorakhpur

India

160

AQI
17
in

Bareilly

India

157

AQI
18
in

Patna

India

156

AQI
19
in

Dhanbad

India

155

AQI
20
in

Āsansol

India

151

AQI
21
in

Durgapur

India

148

AQI
22
in

Ludhiāna

India

145

AQI
23
in

Jalandhar

India

139

AQI
24
in

Bokāro

India

129

AQI
25
in

Amritsar

India

129

AQI
26
in

Gwalior

India

123

AQI
27
in

Jodhpur

India

118

AQI
28
in

Howrah

India

111

AQI
29
in

Kolkata

India

111

AQI
30
in

Chandigarh

India

110

AQI
31
in

Srinagar

India

110

AQI
32
in

Dehra Dūn

India

108

AQI
33
in

Bīkaner

India

106

AQI
34
in

Jamshedpur

India

104

AQI
35
in

Bhilai

India

98

AQI
36
in

Raipur

India

98

AQI
37
in

Rourkela

India

96

AQI
38
in

Prayagraj

India

94

AQI
39
in

Varanasi

India

94

AQI
40
in

Guwahati

India

93

AQI
41
in

Siliguri

India

91

AQI
42
in

Jabalpur

India

91

AQI
43
in

Kota

India

88

AQI
44
in

Cuttack

India

86

AQI
45
in

Bhubaneswar

India

86

AQI
46
in

Visakhapatnam

India

86

AQI
47
in

Rasapūdipalem

India

86

AQI
48
in

Ranchi

India

84

AQI
49
in

Vijayawada

India

82

AQI
50
in

Ajmer

India

81

AQI
51
in

Madurai

India

79

AQI
52
in

Guntur

India

78

AQI
53
in

Nagpur

India

74

AQI
54
in

Kallakurichi

India

72

AQI
55
in

Indore

India

70

AQI
56
in

Bhopāl

India

65

AQI
57
in

Nowrangapur

India

63

AQI
58
in

Rājkot

India

63

AQI
59
in

Jamnagar

India

60

AQI
60
in

Ahmedabad

India

60

AQI
61
in

Warangal

India

59

AQI
62
in

Tiruchirappalli

India

59

AQI
63
in

Salem

India

58

AQI
64
in

Vellore

India

57

AQI
65
in

Ulhasnagar

India

56

AQI
66
in

Nellore

India

56

AQI
67
in

Bhiwandi

India

56

AQI
68
in

Dombivli

India

56

AQI
69
in

Kalyān

India

56

AQI
70
in

Kochi

India

54

AQI
71
in

Kanayannur

India

54

AQI
72
in

Tiruppur

India

54

AQI
73
in

Surat

India

54

AQI
74
in

Chennai

India

54

AQI
75
in

Erode

India

52

AQI
76
in

Puducherry

India

52

AQI
77
in

Amrāvati

India

51

AQI
78
in

Vadodara

India

49

AQI
79
in

Bhavnagar

India

46

AQI
80
in

Sambhaji Nagar

India

38

AQI
81
in

Hyderābād

India

33

AQI
82
in

Bhayandar

India

32

AQI
83
in

Borivli

India

32

AQI
84
in

Thāne

India

32

AQI
85
in

Nashik

India

32

AQI
86
in

Mumbai

India

32

AQI
87
in

Sholapur

India

29

AQI
88
in

Tirunelveli

India

28

AQI
89
in

Pune

India

28

AQI
90
in

Bengaluru

India

27

AQI
91
in

Bilimora

India

26

AQI
92
in

Nanded

India

23

AQI
93
in

Pimpri

India

23

AQI
94
in

Kolhāpur

India

22

AQI
95
in

Sāngli

India

22

AQI
96
in

Thiruvananthapuram

India

22

AQI
97
in

Kozhikode

India

19

AQI
98
in

Mysore

India

17

AQI
99
in

Coimbatore

India

16

AQI
100
in

Hubli

India

15

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: 22 Jun 17:06

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