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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
    10
  6. 6SingrauliMadhya Pradesh
    10
  7. 7FaridabadHaryana
    10
  8. 8NarelaDelhi
    10
  9. 9Dera MāndiDelhi
    10
  10. 10MānesarHaryana
    10
  11. 11NoidaUttar Pradesh
    10
  12. 12DhāruheraHaryana
    10
  13. 13BhiwadiRajasthan
    10
  14. 14HājīpurBihar
    10
  15. 15DelhiDelhi
    10
  16. 16Charkhi DādriHaryana
    10
  17. 17BhelaiChhattisgarh
    10
  18. 18GhāziābādUttar Pradesh
    10
  19. 19SonīpatHaryana
    9
  20. 20HāpurUttar Pradesh
    9
  21. 21JodaOdisha
    9
  22. 22BulandshahrUttar Pradesh
    9
  23. 23Yamuna NagarHaryana
    9
  24. 24NajafgarhDelhi
    9
  25. 25MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh
    9
  26. 26BāghpatUttar Pradesh
    9
  27. 27BarbilOdisha
    8
  28. 28GummidipundiTamil Nadu
    8
  29. 29MahādMaharashtra
    8
  30. 30GobindgarhPunjab
    8
  31. 31SaharsaBihar
    8
  32. 32LucknowUttar Pradesh
    8
  33. 33BaddiHimachal Pradesh
    8
  34. 34Jammulow-cost sensorsJammu and Kashmir
    8
  35. 34BhiwāniHaryana
    8
  36. 36NarnaulHaryana
    8
  37. 37AngulOdisha
    7
  38. 38ThānesarHaryana
    7
  39. 39JīndHaryana
    7
  40. 40KarnālHaryana
    7
  41. 41NalbāriAssam
    7
  42. 42Greater NoidaUttar Pradesh
    7
  43. 43MeerutUttar Pradesh
    7
  44. 44SuratGujarat
    7
  45. 45PithampurMadhya Pradesh
    7
  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
    6
  60. 60AhmedabadGujarat
    6
  61. 61MothīhāriBihar
    6
  62. 62Dera Colliery TownshipOdisha
    6
  63. 63PurniaBihar
    6
  64. 63GayaBihar
    6
  65. 65UdaipurRajasthan
    6
  66. 66BengaluruKarnataka
    6
  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
    4
  99. 99ChandigarhChandigarh
    4
  100. 100NandedMaharashtra
    4
  101. 101AjmerRajasthan
    4
  102. 102YadgirKarnataka
    4
  103. 102TirupatiAndhra Pradesh
    4
  104. 102BhāgalpurBihar
    4
  105. 105Bihār SharīfBihar
    4
  106. 106BhiwandiMaharashtra
    4
  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
    3
  134. 134KarauliRajasthan
    3
  135. 135KolhāpurMaharashtra
    3
  136. 136RasapūdipalemAndhra Pradesh
    3
  137. 137KolkataWest Bengal
    3
  138. 138ThāneMaharashtra
    3
  139. 139BhilwaraRajasthan
    3
  140. 140DhaulpurRajasthan
    3
  141. 141AmravatiMaharashtra
    3
  142. 142SīkarRajasthan
    3
  143. 142BhopalMadhya Pradesh
    3
  144. 144ThiruvananthapuramKerala
    3
  145. 145JhunjhunūnRajasthan
    3
  146. 145PrayagrajUttar Pradesh
    3
  147. 147BikanerRajasthan
    3
  148. 148ShrīrāmpurWest Bengal
    3
  149. 148CoimbatoreTamil Nadu
    3
  150. 150DewasMadhya Pradesh
    3
  151. 151RatlāmMadhya Pradesh
    3
  152. 152VirārMaharashtra
    3
  153. 152Sawai MadhopurRajasthan
    3
  154. 154MumbaiMaharashtra
    3
  155. 155VaranasiUttar Pradesh
    3
  156. 155JabalpurMadhya Pradesh
    3
  157. 155ChūruRajasthan
    3
  158. 155ChikmagalūrKarnataka
    3
  159. 155SerilingampalleTelangana
    3
  160. 160FatehābādHaryana
    3
  161. 161BhayandarMaharashtra
    3
  162. 162BānswāraRajasthan
    3
  163. 163PratāpgarhRajasthan
    3
  164. 163HaldiaWest Bengal
    3
  165. 163UliyazhathuraKerala
    3
  166. 166QuthbullapurTelangana
    3
  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
    2
  204. 204SirohiRajasthan
    2
  205. 204PuducherryPuducherry
    2
  206. 204NandriRajasthan
    2
  207. 207RajākheriMadhya Pradesh
    2
  208. 208MadikeriKarnataka
    2
  209. 209SibsāgarAssam
    2
  210. 209BhilaiChhattisgarh
    2
  211. 211BārmerRajasthan
    2
  212. 212RājsamandRajasthan
    2
  213. 213HanumāngarhRajasthan
    2
  214. 214AurangābādBihar
    2
  215. 215BareillyUttar Pradesh
    2
  216. 216GudalurTamil Nadu
    2
  217. 217JhānsiUttar Pradesh
    2
  218. 218DurgChhattisgarh
    2
  219. 219SrinagarJammu and Kashmir
    2
  220. 220RishīkeshUttarakhand
    1
Low1–3
Moderate4–6
High7–9
Very high10

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