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 Gorakhpur (AQI 209), followed by Jalandhar (AQI 187), Ludhiāna (AQI 187). Currently, 39 out of 100 monitored cities in India report unhealthy air quality with an AQI above 100.

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Gorakhpur

India

209

AQI
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Jalandhar

India

187

AQI
3
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Ludhiāna

India

187

AQI
4
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Najafgarh

India

187

AQI
5
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Jaipur

India

187

AQI
6
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Alīgarh

India

187

AQI
7
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Narela

India

187

AQI
8
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Delhi

India

187

AQI
9
in

Meerut

India

164

AQI
10
in

Korba

India

163

AQI
11
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Bhāgalpur

India

156

AQI
12
in

Raipur

India

156

AQI
13
in

Bhilai

India

156

AQI
14
in

Bhātpāra

India

153

AQI
15
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Shyamnagar

India

153

AQI
16
in

Amritsar

India

146

AQI
17
in

Gaya

India

141

AQI
18
in

Rajpur Sonarpur

India

140

AQI
19
in

Kolkata

India

140

AQI
20
in

Maheshtala

India

140

AQI
21
in

Howrah

India

140

AQI
22
in

Durgapur

India

139

AQI
23
in

Varanasi

India

132

AQI
24
in

Patna

India

126

AQI
25
in

Prayagraj

India

124

AQI
26
in

Kolhāpur

India

123

AQI
27
in

Rāmgundam

India

123

AQI
28
in

Sāngli

India

123

AQI
29
in

Rourkela

India

122

AQI
30
in

Jalgaon

India

119

AQI
31
in

Surat

India

118

AQI
32
in

Gorakhpur

India

117

AQI
33
in

Jammu

India

111

AQI
34
in

Ranchi

India

110

AQI
35
in

Kanpur

India

109

AQI
36
in

Bareilly

India

105

AQI
37
in

Chandigarh

India

103

AQI
38
in

Jamshedpur

India

102

AQI
39
in

Guwahati

India

101

AQI
40
in

Akola

India

99

AQI
41
in

Lucknow

India

97

AQI
42
in

Jodhpur

India

95

AQI
43
in

Siliguri

India

93

AQI
44
in

Dehra Dūn

India

91

AQI
45
in

Bīkaner

India

88

AQI
46
in

Pune

India

87

AQI
47
in

Pimpri

India

84

AQI
48
in

Mangalore

India

84

AQI
49
in

Indore

India

83

AQI
50
in

Sahāranpur

India

83

AQI
51
in

Mālegaon

India

82

AQI
52
in

Belagavi

India

81

AQI
53
in

Bhopāl

India

81

AQI
54
in

Nanded

India

81

AQI
55
in

Jabalpur

India

78

AQI
56
in

Sholapur

India

76

AQI
57
in

Vadodara

India

76

AQI
58
in

Dombivli

India

76

AQI
59
in

Bhiwandi

India

76

AQI
60
in

Ulhasnagar

India

76

AQI
61
in

Kalyān

India

76

AQI
62
in

Kanayannur

India

74

AQI
63
in

Kochi

India

74

AQI
64
in

Thiruvananthapuram

India

72

AQI
65
in

Kota

India

72

AQI
66
in

Kalaburagi

India

69

AQI
67
in

Bhayandar

India

68

AQI
68
in

Mumbai

India

68

AQI
69
in

Bilimora

India

68

AQI
70
in

Thāne

India

68

AQI
71
in

Borivli

India

68

AQI
72
in

Rājkot

India

67

AQI
73
in

Ujjain

India

67

AQI
74
in

Tiruppur

India

66

AQI
75
in

Hubli

India

65

AQI
76
in

Bhavnagar

India

61

AQI
77
in

Erode

India

61

AQI
78
in

Ajmer

India

60

AQI
79
in

Gwalior

India

59

AQI
80
in

Jhānsi

India

57

AQI
81
in

Hyderābād

India

55

AQI
82
in

Coimbatore

India

55

AQI
83
in

Jamnagar

India

55

AQI
84
in

Ahmedabad

India

55

AQI
85
in

Udaipur

India

54

AQI
86
in

Srinagar

India

53

AQI
87
in

Rasapūdipalem

India

52

AQI
88
in

Davangere

India

50

AQI
89
in

Bhubaneswar

India

45

AQI
90
in

Cuttack

India

45

AQI
91
in

Vellore

India

43

AQI
92
in

Kurnool

India

42

AQI
93
in

Bengaluru

India

41

AQI
94
in

Tiruchirappalli

India

40

AQI
95
in

Guntur

India

34

AQI
96
in

Salem

India

33

AQI
97
in

Thoothukudi

India

32

AQI
98
in

Vijayawada

India

29

AQI
99
in

Puducherry

India

16

AQI
100
in

Chennai

India

16

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: 08 May 13:03

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