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Most polluted cities in India, March 2026
220 cities in India ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Gurugram at 139.1 µg/m³, #1 of 2,616 cities in the world. Cleanest: Rishīkesh at 1.2. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.
← Gurugram 139.1
- 1GurugramHaryana 214
- 2LoniUttar Pradesh 185
- 3DādriUttar Pradesh 180
- 4BawānaDelhi 180
- 5MandideepMadhya Pradesh 175
- 6SingrauliMadhya Pradesh 174
- 7FaridabadHaryana 173
- 8NarelaDelhi 173
- 9Dera MāndiDelhi 172
- 10MānesarHaryana 170
- 11NoidaUttar Pradesh 170
- 12DhāruheraHaryana 169
- 13BhiwadiRajasthan 168
- 14HājīpurBihar 166
- 15DelhiDelhi 165
- 16Charkhi DādriHaryana 164
- 17BhelaiChhattisgarh 164
- 18GhāziābādUttar Pradesh 163
- 19SonīpatHaryana 161
- 20HāpurUttar Pradesh 161
- 21JodaOdisha 160
- 22BulandshahrUttar Pradesh 160
- 23Yamuna NagarHaryana 159
- 24NajafgarhDelhi 158
- 25MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh 158
- 26BāghpatUttar Pradesh 157
- 27BarbilOdisha 157
- 28GummidipundiTamil Nadu 157
- 29MahādMaharashtra 155
- 30GobindgarhPunjab 155
- 31SaharsaBihar 155
- 32LucknowUttar Pradesh 154
- 33BaddiHimachal Pradesh 154
- 34Jammulow-cost sensorsJammu and Kashmir 153
- 34BhiwāniHaryana 153
- 36NarnaulHaryana 153
- 37AngulOdisha 153
- 38ThānesarHaryana 153
- 39JīndHaryana 152
- 40KarnālHaryana 152
- 41NalbāriAssam 150
- 42Greater NoidaUttar Pradesh 149
- 43MeerutUttar Pradesh 149
- 44SuratGujarat 148
- 45PithampurMadhya Pradesh 148
- 46MuzaffarpurBihar 145
- 46GorakhpurUttar Pradesh 145
- 48GwaliorMadhya Pradesh 143
- 49RourkelaOdisha 143
- 50JaipurRajasthan 142
- 51SholapurMaharashtra 142
- 52PatnaBihar 142
- 53JalgaonMaharashtra 141
- 54PanvelMaharashtra 140
- 55AmbālaHaryana 138
- 56SāngliMaharashtra 138
- 57LudhianaPunjab 138
- 58RoparPunjab 137
- 59PāliRajasthan 135
- 60AhmedabadGujarat 134
- 61MothīhāriBihar 133
- 62Dera Colliery TownshipOdisha 132
- 63PurniaBihar 132
- 63GayaBihar 132
- 65UdaipurRajasthan 131
- 66BengaluruKarnataka 131
- 67KhannaPunjab 130
- 68Chik BallāpurKarnataka 129
- 68ArāriaBihar 129
- 70BegusaraiBihar 129
- 71KalyānMaharashtra 129
- 72Wadgaon KolhatiMaharashtra 128
- 73ĀsansolWest Bengal 128
- 74KhargharMaharashtra 128
- 75NagpurMaharashtra 127
- 76ClosepetKarnataka 126
- 77BelpaharOdisha 126
- 78DehradunUttarakhand 126
- 79AkolaMaharashtra 125
- 80Pimpri-ChinchwadMaharashtra 125
- 81KanpurUttar Pradesh 125
- 82ChāndaMaharashtra 124
- 83ChittorgarhRajasthan 124
- 84BaripādaOdisha 123
- 85DhuleMaharashtra 122
- 86KeonjhargarhOdisha 121
- 87DamohMadhya Pradesh 121
- 88KaithalHaryana 120
- 89KishanganjBihar 120
- 89KhurjaUttar Pradesh 120
- 91PuneMaharashtra 119
- 92PatancheruTelangana 118
- 93NagaonAssam 118
- 94IndoreMadhya Pradesh 118
- 95TonkRajasthan 117
- 96NashikMaharashtra 116
- 96KadapaAndhra Pradesh 116
- 98AlwarRajasthan 115
- 99ChandigarhChandigarh 115
- 100NandedMaharashtra 114
- 101AjmerRajasthan 113
- 102YadgirKarnataka 113
- 102TirupatiAndhra Pradesh 113
- 102BhāgalpurBihar 113
- 105Bihār SharīfBihar 113
- 106BhiwandiMaharashtra 113
- 107BadlapurMaharashtra 112
- 108RānīganjWest Bengal 111
- 108AnantapurAndhra Pradesh 111
- 110AgraUttar Pradesh 111
- 111LaturMaharashtra 110
- 112JalandharPunjab 110
- 113CuttackOdisha 109
- 114SiliguriWest Bengal 108
- 115GandhinagarGujarat 107
- 116JhālāwārRajasthan 107
- 117DurgapurWest Bengal 107
- 117BilāspurChhattisgarh 107
- 119VijayawadaAndhra Pradesh 107
- 120TirumalaAndhra Pradesh 106
- 121SangāreddiTelangana 106
- 122ShivamoggaKarnataka 105
- 123PalwalHaryana 104
- 123KotaRajasthan 104
- 123AmritsarPunjab 104
- 126HyderabadTelangana 104
- 127FīrozābādUttar Pradesh 103
- 127BoisarMaharashtra 103
- 129GuwahatiAssam 103
- 130RājgīrBihar 103
- 131MorādābādUttar Pradesh 102
- 131BhubaneswarOdisha 102
- 133AurangabadMaharashtra 100
- 134KarauliRajasthan 99
- 135KolhāpurMaharashtra 99
- 136RasapūdipalemAndhra Pradesh 98
- 137KolkataWest Bengal 98
- 138ThāneMaharashtra 97
- 139BhilwaraRajasthan 97
- 140DhaulpurRajasthan 97
- 141AmravatiMaharashtra 96
- 142SīkarRajasthan 96
- 142BhopalMadhya Pradesh 96
- 144ThiruvananthapuramKerala 95
- 145JhunjhunūnRajasthan 94
- 145PrayagrajUttar Pradesh 94
- 147BikanerRajasthan 94
- 148ShrīrāmpurWest Bengal 93
- 148CoimbatoreTamil Nadu 93
- 150DewasMadhya Pradesh 93
- 151RatlāmMadhya Pradesh 93
- 152VirārMaharashtra 92
- 152Sawai MadhopurRajasthan 92
- 154MumbaiMaharashtra 92
- 155VaranasiUttar Pradesh 91
- 155JabalpurMadhya Pradesh 91
- 155ChūruRajasthan 91
- 155ChikmagalūrKarnataka 91
- 155SerilingampalleTelangana 91
- 160FatehābādHaryana 91
- 161BhayandarMaharashtra 91
- 162BānswāraRajasthan 90
- 163PratāpgarhRajasthan 90
- 163HaldiaWest Bengal 90
- 163UliyazhathuraKerala 90
- 166QuthbullapurTelangana 90
- 167SatnaMadhya Pradesh 90
- 168MungerBihar 89
- 169PatiālaPunjab 88
- 170BūndiRajasthan 88
- 171ShillongMeghalaya 88
- 172ThrissurKerala 87
- 173VrindāvanUttar Pradesh 87
- 174JodhpurRajasthan 86
- 174JalorRajasthan 86
- 174JaisalmerRajasthan 86
- 177SasarāmBihar 86
- 178KatiharBihar 86
- 178DausaRajasthan 86
- 178BharatpurRajasthan 86
- 178AmaravatiAndhra Pradesh 86
- 182AizawlMizoram 85
- 183NāgaurRajasthan 85
- 184RairangpurOdisha 85
- 185ChennaiTamil Nadu 84
- 185PanchkulaHaryana 84
- 187BārānRajasthan 84
- 188RaipurChhattisgarh 83
- 188HisarHaryana 83
- 190SilcharAssam 82
- 191ParbhaniMaharashtra 82
- 191DūngarpurRajasthan 82
- 193BettiahBihar 82
- 193NeelankaraiTamil Nadu 82
- 195KohimaNagaland 81
- 196GangtokSikkim 80
- 196Sri GanganagarRajasthan 80
- 198RajamahendravaramAndhra Pradesh 80
- 199KalaburagiKarnataka 80
- 200HubballiKarnataka 80
- 201BathindaPunjab 79
- 202BagalkotKarnataka 79
- 203SaugorMadhya Pradesh 78
- 204SirohiRajasthan 77
- 204PuducherryPuducherry 77
- 204NandriRajasthan 77
- 207RajākheriMadhya Pradesh 77
- 208MadikeriKarnataka 76
- 209SibsāgarAssam 76
- 209BhilaiChhattisgarh 76
- 211BārmerRajasthan 75
- 212RājsamandRajasthan 74
- 213HanumāngarhRajasthan 74
- 214AurangābādBihar 73
- 215BareillyUttar Pradesh 72
- 216GudalurTamil Nadu 71
- 217JhānsiUttar Pradesh 69
- 218DurgChhattisgarh 67
- 219SrinagarJammu and Kashmir 57
- 220RishīkeshUttarakhand 7
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+
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