SmogRank / World / India / March 2026
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 µg/m³
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- 1GurugramHaryana 139.1
- 2LoniUttar Pradesh 104.5
- 3DādriUttar Pradesh 97.3
- 4BawānaDelhi 96.5
- 5MandideepMadhya Pradesh 89.5
- 6SingrauliMadhya Pradesh 88.8
- 7FaridabadHaryana 87.0
- 8NarelaDelhi 86.7
- 9Dera MāndiDelhi 86.0
- 10MānesarHaryana 83.3
- 11NoidaUttar Pradesh 81.9
- 12DhāruheraHaryana 81.3
- 13BhiwadiRajasthan 79.4
- 14HājīpurBihar 77.1
- 15DelhiDelhi 75.8
- 16Charkhi DādriHaryana 74.6
- 17BhelaiChhattisgarh 74.5
- 18GhāziābādUttar Pradesh 73.3
- 19SonīpatHaryana 69.8
- 20HāpurUttar Pradesh 69.1
- 21JodaOdisha 68.6
- 22BulandshahrUttar Pradesh 68.3
- 23Yamuna NagarHaryana 67.1
- 24NajafgarhDelhi 65.4
- 25MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh 65.1
- 26BāghpatUttar Pradesh 64.7
- 27BarbilOdisha 64.4
- 28GummidipundiTamil Nadu 64.2
- 29MahādMaharashtra 61.4
- 30GobindgarhPunjab 61.3
- 31SaharsaBihar 61.0
- 32LucknowUttar Pradesh 60.1
- 33BaddiHimachal Pradesh 59.8
- 34Jammulow-cost sensorsJammu and Kashmir 58.9
- 34BhiwāniHaryana 58.9
- 36NarnaulHaryana 58.7
- 37AngulOdisha 58.0
- 38ThānesarHaryana 57.7
- 39JīndHaryana 57.5
- 40KarnālHaryana 57.0
- 41NalbāriAssam 55.3
- 42Greater NoidaUttar Pradesh 55.0
- 43MeerutUttar Pradesh 54.9
- 44SuratGujarat 54.7
- 45PithampurMadhya Pradesh 54.6
- 46MuzaffarpurBihar 53.3
- 46GorakhpurUttar Pradesh 53.3
- 48GwaliorMadhya Pradesh 52.6
- 49RourkelaOdisha 52.4
- 50JaipurRajasthan 52.2
- 51SholapurMaharashtra 52.1
- 52PatnaBihar 52.0
- 53JalgaonMaharashtra 51.8
- 54PanvelMaharashtra 51.5
- 55AmbālaHaryana 50.7
- 56SāngliMaharashtra 50.6
- 57LudhianaPunjab 50.4
- 58RoparPunjab 50.2
- 59PāliRajasthan 49.2
- 60AhmedabadGujarat 48.9
- 61MothīhāriBihar 48.5
- 62Dera Colliery TownshipOdisha 48.2
- 63PurniaBihar 48.1
- 63GayaBihar 48.1
- 65UdaipurRajasthan 47.7
- 66BengaluruKarnataka 47.6
- 67KhannaPunjab 47.4
- 68Chik BallāpurKarnataka 47.0
- 68ArāriaBihar 47.0
- 70BegusaraiBihar 46.9
- 71KalyānMaharashtra 46.8
- 72Wadgaon KolhatiMaharashtra 46.6
- 73ĀsansolWest Bengal 46.5
- 74KhargharMaharashtra 46.4
- 75NagpurMaharashtra 45.9
- 76ClosepetKarnataka 45.8
- 77BelpaharOdisha 45.7
- 78DehradunUttarakhand 45.6
- 79AkolaMaharashtra 45.4
- 80Pimpri-ChinchwadMaharashtra 45.2
- 81KanpurUttar Pradesh 45.1
- 82ChāndaMaharashtra 44.9
- 83ChittorgarhRajasthan 44.7
- 84BaripādaOdisha 44.3
- 85DhuleMaharashtra 44.2
- 86KeonjhargarhOdisha 43.7
- 87DamohMadhya Pradesh 43.5
- 88KaithalHaryana 43.4
- 89KishanganjBihar 43.2
- 89KhurjaUttar Pradesh 43.2
- 91PuneMaharashtra 42.8
- 92PatancheruTelangana 42.5
- 93NagaonAssam 42.4
- 94IndoreMadhya Pradesh 42.3
- 95TonkRajasthan 42.2
- 96NashikMaharashtra 41.5
- 96KadapaAndhra Pradesh 41.5
- 98AlwarRajasthan 41.3
- 99ChandigarhChandigarh 41.0
- 100NandedMaharashtra 40.7
- 101AjmerRajasthan 40.5
- 102YadgirKarnataka 40.4
- 102TirupatiAndhra Pradesh 40.4
- 102BhāgalpurBihar 40.4
- 105Bihār SharīfBihar 40.3
- 106BhiwandiMaharashtra 40.2
- 107BadlapurMaharashtra 39.9
- 108RānīganjWest Bengal 39.7
- 108AnantapurAndhra Pradesh 39.7
- 110AgraUttar Pradesh 39.5
- 111LaturMaharashtra 39.3
- 112JalandharPunjab 39.0
- 113CuttackOdisha 38.9
- 114SiliguriWest Bengal 38.3
- 115GandhinagarGujarat 38.1
- 116JhālāwārRajasthan 38.0
- 117DurgapurWest Bengal 37.9
- 117BilāspurChhattisgarh 37.9
- 119VijayawadaAndhra Pradesh 37.8
- 120TirumalaAndhra Pradesh 37.7
- 121SangāreddiTelangana 37.4
- 122ShivamoggaKarnataka 37.1
- 123PalwalHaryana 36.9
- 123KotaRajasthan 36.9
- 123AmritsarPunjab 36.9
- 126HyderabadTelangana 36.7
- 127FīrozābādUttar Pradesh 36.5
- 127BoisarMaharashtra 36.5
- 129GuwahatiAssam 36.3
- 130RājgīrBihar 36.2
- 131MorādābādUttar Pradesh 35.8
- 131BhubaneswarOdisha 35.8
- 133AurangabadMaharashtra 35.2
- 134KarauliRajasthan 35.1
- 135KolhāpurMaharashtra 34.7
- 136RasapūdipalemAndhra Pradesh 34.4
- 137KolkataWest Bengal 34.1
- 138ThāneMaharashtra 34.0
- 139BhilwaraRajasthan 33.8
- 140DhaulpurRajasthan 33.6
- 141AmravatiMaharashtra 33.5
- 142SīkarRajasthan 33.2
- 142BhopalMadhya Pradesh 33.2
- 144ThiruvananthapuramKerala 32.8
- 145JhunjhunūnRajasthan 32.1
- 145PrayagrajUttar Pradesh 32.1
- 147BikanerRajasthan 32.0
- 148ShrīrāmpurWest Bengal 31.7
- 148CoimbatoreTamil Nadu 31.7
- 150DewasMadhya Pradesh 31.5
- 151RatlāmMadhya Pradesh 31.4
- 152VirārMaharashtra 31.2
- 152Sawai MadhopurRajasthan 31.2
- 154MumbaiMaharashtra 31.1
- 155VaranasiUttar Pradesh 30.6
- 155JabalpurMadhya Pradesh 30.6
- 155ChūruRajasthan 30.6
- 155ChikmagalūrKarnataka 30.6
- 155SerilingampalleTelangana 30.6
- 160FatehābādHaryana 30.5
- 161BhayandarMaharashtra 30.4
- 162BānswāraRajasthan 30.3
- 163PratāpgarhRajasthan 30.2
- 163HaldiaWest Bengal 30.2
- 163UliyazhathuraKerala 30.2
- 166QuthbullapurTelangana 30.1
- 167SatnaMadhya Pradesh 30.0
- 168MungerBihar 29.3
- 169PatiālaPunjab 29.2
- 170BūndiRajasthan 29.1
- 171ShillongMeghalaya 28.9
- 172ThrissurKerala 28.4
- 173VrindāvanUttar Pradesh 28.2
- 174JodhpurRajasthan 28.1
- 174JalorRajasthan 28.1
- 174JaisalmerRajasthan 28.1
- 177SasarāmBihar 27.9
- 178KatiharBihar 27.8
- 178DausaRajasthan 27.8
- 178BharatpurRajasthan 27.8
- 178AmaravatiAndhra Pradesh 27.8
- 182AizawlMizoram 27.5
- 183NāgaurRajasthan 27.3
- 184RairangpurOdisha 27.2
- 185ChennaiTamil Nadu 26.9
- 185PanchkulaHaryana 26.9
- 187BārānRajasthan 26.7
- 188RaipurChhattisgarh 26.1
- 188HisarHaryana 26.1
- 190SilcharAssam 26.0
- 191ParbhaniMaharashtra 25.8
- 191DūngarpurRajasthan 25.8
- 193BettiahBihar 25.6
- 193NeelankaraiTamil Nadu 25.6
- 195KohimaNagaland 25.3
- 196GangtokSikkim 24.8
- 196Sri GanganagarRajasthan 24.8
- 198RajamahendravaramAndhra Pradesh 24.7
- 199KalaburagiKarnataka 24.6
- 200HubballiKarnataka 24.4
- 201BathindaPunjab 24.2
- 202BagalkotKarnataka 24.0
- 203SaugorMadhya Pradesh 23.4
- 204SirohiRajasthan 23.2
- 204PuducherryPuducherry 23.2
- 204NandriRajasthan 23.2
- 207RajākheriMadhya Pradesh 23.1
- 208MadikeriKarnataka 22.7
- 209SibsāgarAssam 22.6
- 209BhilaiChhattisgarh 22.6
- 211BārmerRajasthan 22.2
- 212RājsamandRajasthan 21.7
- 213HanumāngarhRajasthan 21.3
- 214AurangābādBihar 20.7
- 215BareillyUttar Pradesh 20.4
- 216GudalurTamil Nadu 20.0
- 217JhānsiUttar Pradesh 18.9
- 218DurgChhattisgarh 17.5
- 219SrinagarJammu and Kashmir 12.1
- 220RishīkeshUttarakhand 1.2
Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+
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