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Most polluted cities in India, September 2026
207 cities in India ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 30 days. Worst: Panipat at 75.5 µg/m³, #66 of 2,646 cities in the world. Cleanest: Rishīkesh at 1.2. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.
← Panipat 75.5
- 1PanipatHaryana 165
- 2JīndHaryana 158
- 3GurugramHaryana 158
- 4GobindgarhPunjab 157
- 5Yamuna NagarHaryana 154
- 6MānesarHaryana 153
- 7BawānaDelhi 153
- 8Dera MāndiDelhi 150
- 8PithampurMadhya Pradesh 150
- 10Jammulow-cost sensorsJammu and Kashmir 148
- 11NoidaUttar Pradesh 141
- 12KaithalHaryana 141
- 13BhiwadiRajasthan 138
- 14AmritsarPunjab 138
- 15DādriUttar Pradesh 132
- 16PāliRajasthan 132
- 17DhāruheraHaryana 131
- 18JalandharPunjab 125
- 19Charkhi DādriHaryana 124
- 20BahadurgarhHaryana 118
- 21ChittoorAndhra Pradesh 117
- 22BhāgalpurBihar 116
- 22AlwarRajasthan 116
- 24FatehābādHaryana 116
- 25HāpurUttar Pradesh 114
- 26BaddiHimachal Pradesh 114
- 27FaridabadHaryana 111
- 28AmbālaHaryana 111
- 29AnantapurAndhra Pradesh 110
- 30HisarHaryana 109
- 31ThānesarHaryana 108
- 32MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh 108
- 33RohtakHaryana 107
- 34DelhiDelhi 107
- 35LoniUttar Pradesh 107
- 36NarnaulHaryana 106
- 37NarelaDelhi 106
- 38SonīpatHaryana 105
- 39UdaipurRajasthan 105
- 39KadapaAndhra Pradesh 105
- 39Greater NoidaUttar Pradesh 105
- 42Sri GanganagarRajasthan 104
- 43MandideepMadhya Pradesh 103
- 44NagaonAssam 103
- 45NalbāriAssam 102
- 45BhiwāniHaryana 102
- 47TirupatiAndhra Pradesh 101
- 48Aya NagarDelhi 99
- 49BhilwaraRajasthan 99
- 50RasapūdipalemAndhra Pradesh 99
- 51ArāriaBihar 99
- 52AnkleshwarGujarat 98
- 53KalyānMaharashtra 97
- 54GhāziābādUttar Pradesh 96
- 55UnderaGujarat 96
- 56VijayawadaAndhra Pradesh 95
- 56AjmerRajasthan 95
- 58AhmedabadGujarat 95
- 59SīkarRajasthan 95
- 60ByasanagarOdisha 95
- 61JaipurRajasthan 94
- 62MeerutUttar Pradesh 94
- 63ChittorgarhRajasthan 93
- 64PatancheruTelangana 92
- 64KhannaPunjab 92
- 66MorādābādUttar Pradesh 92
- 67ThrissurKerala 92
- 67KishanganjBihar 92
- 67JhānsiUttar Pradesh 92
- 67GandhinagarGujarat 92
- 71SasarāmBihar 91
- 71HanumāngarhRajasthan 91
- 71GayaBihar 91
- 74TonkRajasthan 90
- 75SatnaMadhya Pradesh 90
- 76DausaRajasthan 90
- 77BulandshahrUttar Pradesh 89
- 78KarnālHaryana 89
- 79ParbhaniMaharashtra 89
- 80VrindāvanUttar Pradesh 88
- 81BegusaraiBihar 88
- 82BelpaharOdisha 87
- 83HājīpurBihar 87
- 84MalegaonMaharashtra 86
- 85DūngarpurRajasthan 85
- 86NajafgarhDelhi 85
- 87AgartalaTripura 85
- 88JalgaonMaharashtra 84
- 89BathindaPunjab 84
- 90DurgapurWest Bengal 84
- 91BāghpatUttar Pradesh 83
- 92ChāndaMaharashtra 83
- 93AurangabadMaharashtra 82
- 93UliyazhathuraKerala 82
- 95KolkataWest Bengal 82
- 96JodaOdisha 82
- 97PalwalHaryana 82
- 98BareillyUttar Pradesh 81
- 99ShrīrāmpurWest Bengal 81
- 99DewasMadhya Pradesh 81
- 101KhurjaUttar Pradesh 81
- 101JhālāwārRajasthan 81
- 103AmaravatiAndhra Pradesh 80
- 104LucknowUttar Pradesh 80
- 105SuratGujarat 80
- 105ChennaiTamil Nadu 80
- 107KeonjhargarhOdisha 80
- 108RājsamandRajasthan 79
- 108BūndiRajasthan 79
- 110BarbilOdisha 79
- 111NagpurMaharashtra 79
- 111KotaRajasthan 79
- 111CuttackOdisha 79
- 114Wadgaon KolhatiMaharashtra 78
- 115SaugorMadhya Pradesh 78
- 115PatnaBihar 78
- 117KanpurUttar Pradesh 78
- 117HyderabadTelangana 78
- 119Sawai MadhopurRajasthan 77
- 120SangāreddiTelangana 77
- 120DehradunUttarakhand 77
- 120BikanerRajasthan 77
- 123AgraUttar Pradesh 77
- 124SerilingampalleTelangana 76
- 125PratāpgarhRajasthan 76
- 126RānīganjWest Bengal 76
- 126HubballiKarnataka 76
- 128MahādMaharashtra 76
- 129JhunjhunūnRajasthan 75
- 129GwaliorMadhya Pradesh 75
- 131SholapurMaharashtra 75
- 131RajamahendravaramAndhra Pradesh 75
- 133AngulOdisha 75
- 134PuneMaharashtra 75
- 135SrinagarJammu and Kashmir 74
- 135SilcharAssam 74
- 135ChūruRajasthan 74
- 138DhaulpurRajasthan 74
- 139BhopalMadhya Pradesh 74
- 140TirumalaAndhra Pradesh 73
- 140SirsaHaryana 73
- 140ShivamoggaKarnataka 73
- 143ThāneMaharashtra 73
- 143MuzaffarpurBihar 73
- 143QuthbullapurTelangana 73
- 146RourkelaOdisha 73
- 147HaldiaWest Bengal 72
- 148RājgīrBihar 72
- 148BhilaiChhattisgarh 72
- 150BaripādaOdisha 72
- 151PanvelMaharashtra 71
- 151JodhpurRajasthan 71
- 153RatlāmMadhya Pradesh 71
- 153ĀsansolWest Bengal 71
- 155BhubaneswarOdisha 71
- 156KatiharBihar 70
- 156KhargharMaharashtra 70
- 158PatiālaPunjab 70
- 159BilāspurChhattisgarh 69
- 159NaharlagunArunachal Pradesh 69
- 161KarauliRajasthan 69
- 162VaranasiUttar Pradesh 69
- 163RaipurChhattisgarh 69
- 163FīrozābādUttar Pradesh 69
- 165SāngliMaharashtra 69
- 166MothīhāriBihar 68
- 166RairangpurOdisha 68
- 166JalorRajasthan 68
- 166Pimpri-ChinchwadMaharashtra 68
- 170BengaluruKarnataka 68
- 170AkolaMaharashtra 68
- 172NāgaurRajasthan 68
- 172JaisalmerRajasthan 68
- 174NashikMaharashtra 68
- 175GudalurTamil Nadu 67
- 176ChandigarhChandigarh 67
- 177IndoreMadhya Pradesh 67
- 178BharatpurRajasthan 66
- 179RoparPunjab 65
- 179BhelaiChhattisgarh 65
- 181SibsāgarAssam 65
- 181AmravatiMaharashtra 65
- 183PuducherryPuducherry 65
- 184BhayandarMaharashtra 64
- 185SirohiRajasthan 64
- 185LaturMaharashtra 64
- 185JabalpurMadhya Pradesh 64
- 185MumbaiMaharashtra 64
- 189GuwahatiAssam 64
- 190BānswāraRajasthan 63
- 191BhiwandiMaharashtra 63
- 192ClosepetKarnataka 63
- 192NandriRajasthan 63
- 194KalaburagiKarnataka 62
- 194Chik BallāpurKarnataka 62
- 196VirārMaharashtra 61
- 197BārmerRajasthan 61
- 198ThiruvananthapuramKerala 61
- 199AhilyanagarMaharashtra 60
- 200BadlapurMaharashtra 60
- 201MadikeriKarnataka 58
- 202KolhāpurMaharashtra 55
- 203BārānRajasthan 54
- 204DurgChhattisgarh 53
- 205PrayagrajUttar Pradesh 52
- 206KohimaNagaland 52
- 207RishīkeshUttarakhand 7
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+
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