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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.

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Every city in India ranked for March 2026, one column each, worst on the left and cleanest on the right. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.
  1. 1GurugramHaryana
    10+
  2. 2LoniUttar Pradesh
    10+
  3. 3DādriUttar Pradesh
    10
  4. 4BawānaDelhi
    10
  5. 5MandideepMadhya Pradesh
    9
  6. 6SingrauliMadhya Pradesh
    9
  7. 7FaridabadHaryana
    9
  8. 8NarelaDelhi
    9
  9. 9Dera MāndiDelhi
    9
  10. 10MānesarHaryana
    9
  11. 11NoidaUttar Pradesh
    9
  12. 12DhāruheraHaryana
    9
  13. 13BhiwadiRajasthan
    8
  14. 14HājīpurBihar
    8
  15. 15DelhiDelhi
    8
  16. 16Charkhi DādriHaryana
    8
  17. 17BhelaiChhattisgarh
    8
  18. 18GhāziābādUttar Pradesh
    8
  19. 19SonīpatHaryana
    7
  20. 20HāpurUttar Pradesh
    7
  21. 21JodaOdisha
    7
  22. 22BulandshahrUttar Pradesh
    7
  23. 23Yamuna NagarHaryana
    7
  24. 24NajafgarhDelhi
    7
  25. 25MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh
    7
  26. 26BāghpatUttar Pradesh
    7
  27. 27BarbilOdisha
    7
  28. 28GummidipundiTamil Nadu
    7
  29. 29MahādMaharashtra
    7
  30. 30GobindgarhPunjab
    7
  31. 31SaharsaBihar
    7
  32. 32LucknowUttar Pradesh
    7
  33. 33BaddiHimachal Pradesh
    6
  34. 34Jammulow-cost sensorsJammu and Kashmir
    6
  35. 34BhiwāniHaryana
    6
  36. 36NarnaulHaryana
    6
  37. 37AngulOdisha
    6
  38. 38ThānesarHaryana
    6
  39. 39JīndHaryana
    6
  40. 40KarnālHaryana
    6
  41. 41NalbāriAssam
    6
  42. 42Greater NoidaUttar Pradesh
    6
  43. 43MeerutUttar Pradesh
    6
  44. 44SuratGujarat
    6
  45. 45PithampurMadhya Pradesh
    6
  46. 46MuzaffarpurBihar
    6
  47. 46GorakhpurUttar Pradesh
    6
  48. 48GwaliorMadhya Pradesh
    6
  49. 49RourkelaOdisha
    6
  50. 50JaipurRajasthan
    6
  51. 51SholapurMaharashtra
    6
  52. 52PatnaBihar
    6
  53. 53JalgaonMaharashtra
    6
  54. 54PanvelMaharashtra
    6
  55. 55AmbālaHaryana
    6
  56. 56SāngliMaharashtra
    6
  57. 57LudhianaPunjab
    6
  58. 58RoparPunjab
    6
  59. 59PāliRajasthan
    5
  60. 60AhmedabadGujarat
    5
  61. 61MothīhāriBihar
    5
  62. 62Dera Colliery TownshipOdisha
    5
  63. 63PurniaBihar
    5
  64. 63GayaBihar
    5
  65. 65UdaipurRajasthan
    5
  66. 66BengaluruKarnataka
    5
  67. 67KhannaPunjab
    5
  68. 68Chik BallāpurKarnataka
    5
  69. 68ArāriaBihar
    5
  70. 70BegusaraiBihar
    5
  71. 71KalyānMaharashtra
    5
  72. 72Wadgaon KolhatiMaharashtra
    5
  73. 73ĀsansolWest Bengal
    5
  74. 74KhargharMaharashtra
    5
  75. 75NagpurMaharashtra
    5
  76. 76ClosepetKarnataka
    5
  77. 77BelpaharOdisha
    5
  78. 78DehradunUttarakhand
    5
  79. 79AkolaMaharashtra
    5
  80. 80Pimpri-ChinchwadMaharashtra
    5
  81. 81KanpurUttar Pradesh
    5
  82. 82ChāndaMaharashtra
    5
  83. 83ChittorgarhRajasthan
    5
  84. 84BaripādaOdisha
    5
  85. 85DhuleMaharashtra
    5
  86. 86KeonjhargarhOdisha
    5
  87. 87DamohMadhya Pradesh
    5
  88. 88KaithalHaryana
    5
  89. 89KishanganjBihar
    5
  90. 89KhurjaUttar Pradesh
    5
  91. 91PuneMaharashtra
    5
  92. 92PatancheruTelangana
    5
  93. 93NagaonAssam
    5
  94. 94IndoreMadhya Pradesh
    5
  95. 95TonkRajasthan
    5
  96. 96NashikMaharashtra
    5
  97. 96KadapaAndhra Pradesh
    5
  98. 98AlwarRajasthan
    5
  99. 99ChandigarhChandigarh
    5
  100. 100NandedMaharashtra
    5
  101. 101AjmerRajasthan
    5
  102. 102YadgirKarnataka
    5
  103. 102TirupatiAndhra Pradesh
    5
  104. 102BhāgalpurBihar
    5
  105. 105Bihār SharīfBihar
    5
  106. 106BhiwandiMaharashtra
    5
  107. 107BadlapurMaharashtra
    4
  108. 108RānīganjWest Bengal
    4
  109. 108AnantapurAndhra Pradesh
    4
  110. 110AgraUttar Pradesh
    4
  111. 111LaturMaharashtra
    4
  112. 112JalandharPunjab
    4
  113. 113CuttackOdisha
    4
  114. 114SiliguriWest Bengal
    4
  115. 115GandhinagarGujarat
    4
  116. 116JhālāwārRajasthan
    4
  117. 117DurgapurWest Bengal
    4
  118. 117BilāspurChhattisgarh
    4
  119. 119VijayawadaAndhra Pradesh
    4
  120. 120TirumalaAndhra Pradesh
    4
  121. 121SangāreddiTelangana
    4
  122. 122ShivamoggaKarnataka
    4
  123. 123PalwalHaryana
    4
  124. 123KotaRajasthan
    4
  125. 123AmritsarPunjab
    4
  126. 126HyderabadTelangana
    4
  127. 127FīrozābādUttar Pradesh
    4
  128. 127BoisarMaharashtra
    4
  129. 129GuwahatiAssam
    4
  130. 130RājgīrBihar
    4
  131. 131MorādābādUttar Pradesh
    4
  132. 131BhubaneswarOdisha
    4
  133. 133AurangabadMaharashtra
    4
  134. 134KarauliRajasthan
    4
  135. 135KolhāpurMaharashtra
    4
  136. 136RasapūdipalemAndhra Pradesh
    4
  137. 137KolkataWest Bengal
    4
  138. 138ThāneMaharashtra
    4
  139. 139BhilwaraRajasthan
    4
  140. 140DhaulpurRajasthan
    4
  141. 141AmravatiMaharashtra
    4
  142. 142SīkarRajasthan
    4
  143. 142BhopalMadhya Pradesh
    4
  144. 144ThiruvananthapuramKerala
    4
  145. 145JhunjhunūnRajasthan
    4
  146. 145PrayagrajUttar Pradesh
    4
  147. 147BikanerRajasthan
    4
  148. 148ShrīrāmpurWest Bengal
    4
  149. 148CoimbatoreTamil Nadu
    4
  150. 150DewasMadhya Pradesh
    4
  151. 151RatlāmMadhya Pradesh
    4
  152. 152VirārMaharashtra
    4
  153. 152Sawai MadhopurRajasthan
    4
  154. 154MumbaiMaharashtra
    4
  155. 155VaranasiUttar Pradesh
    4
  156. 155JabalpurMadhya Pradesh
    4
  157. 155ChūruRajasthan
    4
  158. 155ChikmagalūrKarnataka
    4
  159. 155SerilingampalleTelangana
    4
  160. 160FatehābādHaryana
    4
  161. 161BhayandarMaharashtra
    4
  162. 162BānswāraRajasthan
    4
  163. 163PratāpgarhRajasthan
    4
  164. 163HaldiaWest Bengal
    4
  165. 163UliyazhathuraKerala
    4
  166. 166QuthbullapurTelangana
    4
  167. 167SatnaMadhya Pradesh
    3
  168. 168MungerBihar
    3
  169. 169PatiālaPunjab
    3
  170. 170BūndiRajasthan
    3
  171. 171ShillongMeghalaya
    3
  172. 172ThrissurKerala
    3
  173. 173VrindāvanUttar Pradesh
    3
  174. 174JodhpurRajasthan
    3
  175. 174JalorRajasthan
    3
  176. 174JaisalmerRajasthan
    3
  177. 177SasarāmBihar
    3
  178. 178KatiharBihar
    3
  179. 178DausaRajasthan
    3
  180. 178BharatpurRajasthan
    3
  181. 178AmaravatiAndhra Pradesh
    3
  182. 182AizawlMizoram
    3
  183. 183NāgaurRajasthan
    3
  184. 184RairangpurOdisha
    3
  185. 185ChennaiTamil Nadu
    3
  186. 185PanchkulaHaryana
    3
  187. 187BārānRajasthan
    3
  188. 188RaipurChhattisgarh
    3
  189. 188HisarHaryana
    3
  190. 190SilcharAssam
    3
  191. 191ParbhaniMaharashtra
    3
  192. 191DūngarpurRajasthan
    3
  193. 193BettiahBihar
    3
  194. 193NeelankaraiTamil Nadu
    3
  195. 195KohimaNagaland
    3
  196. 196GangtokSikkim
    3
  197. 196Sri GanganagarRajasthan
    3
  198. 198RajamahendravaramAndhra Pradesh
    3
  199. 199KalaburagiKarnataka
    3
  200. 200HubballiKarnataka
    3
  201. 201BathindaPunjab
    3
  202. 202BagalkotKarnataka
    3
  203. 203SaugorMadhya Pradesh
    3
  204. 204SirohiRajasthan
    3
  205. 204PuducherryPuducherry
    3
  206. 204NandriRajasthan
    3
  207. 207RajākheriMadhya Pradesh
    3
  208. 208MadikeriKarnataka
    3
  209. 209SibsāgarAssam
    3
  210. 209BhilaiChhattisgarh
    3
  211. 211BārmerRajasthan
    3
  212. 212RājsamandRajasthan
    3
  213. 213HanumāngarhRajasthan
    3
  214. 214AurangābādBihar
    3
  215. 215BareillyUttar Pradesh
    3
  216. 216GudalurTamil Nadu
    2
  217. 217JhānsiUttar Pradesh
    2
  218. 218DurgChhattisgarh
    2
  219. 219SrinagarJammu and Kashmir
    2
  220. 220RishīkeshUttarakhand
    1
Low risk1–3
Moderate risk4–6
High risk7–10
Very high risk10+

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