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Most polluted cities in India, October 2026
220 cities in India ranked by their average PM2.5 so far (1 of 31 days). Worst: Gurugram at 106.6 µg/m³, #2 of 2,606 cities in the world. Cleanest: Rishīkesh at 1.2. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.
← Gurugram 106.6 µg/m³
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- 1GurugramHaryana 187
- 2GummidipundiTamil Nadu 184
- 3LoniUttar Pradesh 179
- 4BawānaDelhi 176
- 5Charkhi DādriHaryana 174
- 6GhāziābādUttar Pradesh 173
- 7AnkleshwarGujarat 172
- 8Dera Colliery TownshipOdisha 172
- 9BahadurgarhHaryana 171
- 10MānesarHaryana 171
- 11BhiwadiRajasthan 169
- 12JīndHaryana 168
- 13MandideepMadhya Pradesh 167
- 14HisarHaryana 165
- 15Dera MāndiDelhi 165
- 16GobindgarhPunjab 165
- 17HāpurUttar Pradesh 164
- 18BulandshahrUttar Pradesh 164
- 19Yamuna NagarHaryana 162
- 20NarelaDelhi 161
- 21ArāriaBihar 160
- 22PatancheruTelangana 159
- 22JalandharPunjab 159
- 24VrindāvanUttar Pradesh 159
- 25AurangabadMaharashtra 158
- 26ChāndaMaharashtra 158
- 27NajafgarhDelhi 158
- 28DelhiDelhi 157
- 29AmbālaHaryana 157
- 30DādriUttar Pradesh 157
- 31ThānesarHaryana 156
- 32DhaulpurRajasthan 156
- 33DhāruheraHaryana 155
- 34TirumalaAndhra Pradesh 155
- 35NoidaUttar Pradesh 155
- 36KanpurUttar Pradesh 154
- 37KolkataWest Bengal 153
- 38SasarāmBihar 153
- 39RasapūdipalemAndhra Pradesh 153
- 40BhiwāniHaryana 153
- 41Aya NagarDelhi 152
- 42NandedMaharashtra 152
- 43GorakhpurUttar Pradesh 152
- 44UdaipurRajasthan 152
- 45ParbhaniMaharashtra 152
- 46ShrīrāmpurWest Bengal 152
- 47NarnaulHaryana 151
- 48MeerutUttar Pradesh 151
- 49Jammulow-cost sensorsJammu and Kashmir 150
- 49JodaOdisha 150
- 51BaddiHimachal Pradesh 149
- 52ChāpraBihar 148
- 53KhurjaUttar Pradesh 147
- 54MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh 144
- 55MahādMaharashtra 142
- 56GandhinagarGujarat 141
- 57HājīpurBihar 140
- 58BāghpatUttar Pradesh 138
- 59PithampurMadhya Pradesh 137
- 60Sawai MadhopurRajasthan 137
- 60BaripādaOdisha 137
- 62MungerBihar 136
- 63PanvelMaharashtra 136
- 64AlwarRajasthan 135
- 65RohtakHaryana 132
- 66DewasMadhya Pradesh 131
- 67JhānsiUttar Pradesh 131
- 68LudhianaPunjab 130
- 69AhmedabadGujarat 130
- 70AgraUttar Pradesh 130
- 70Pimpri-ChinchwadMaharashtra 130
- 70AmīnpurTelangana 130
- 73AgartalaTripura 127
- 74LucknowUttar Pradesh 127
- 75VaranasiUttar Pradesh 126
- 76BhayandarMaharashtra 126
- 77JalgaonMaharashtra 125
- 78NagpurMaharashtra 125
- 79BharatpurRajasthan 124
- 80DamohMadhya Pradesh 122
- 81RānīganjWest Bengal 122
- 81DurgapurWest Bengal 122
- 83SholapurMaharashtra 118
- 83SāngliMaharashtra 118
- 83MothīhāriBihar 118
- 83HaldiaWest Bengal 118
- 87Sri GanganagarRajasthan 118
- 88KishanganjBihar 118
- 89SamāstipurBihar 117
- 90GayaBihar 116
- 91BegusaraiBihar 116
- 92BareillyUttar Pradesh 115
- 93PuneMaharashtra 115
- 93BoisarMaharashtra 115
- 93ĀsansolWest Bengal 115
- 96PāliRajasthan 114
- 97GwaliorMadhya Pradesh 114
- 98JaipurRajasthan 114
- 99BhopalMadhya Pradesh 113
- 100AjmerRajasthan 113
- 101PalwalHaryana 113
- 102MorādābādUttar Pradesh 112
- 103TonkRajasthan 111
- 104NagaonAssam 111
- 105DūngarpurRajasthan 110
- 106HanumāngarhRajasthan 110
- 107KarnālHaryana 109
- 108MumbaiMaharashtra 109
- 109SerilingampalleTelangana 108
- 110TirupatiAndhra Pradesh 108
- 111SaugorMadhya Pradesh 108
- 112ChittorgarhRajasthan 107
- 113AmritsarPunjab 107
- 114BelpaharOdisha 106
- 115BhilaiChhattisgarh 106
- 116SonīpatHaryana 105
- 117BārānRajasthan 105
- 118YadgirKarnataka 104
- 119AnantapurAndhra Pradesh 103
- 120KotaRajasthan 103
- 121AkolaMaharashtra 102
- 122ByasanagarOdisha 101
- 123VijayawadaAndhra Pradesh 101
- 124BhelaiChhattisgarh 101
- 125KadapaAndhra Pradesh 100
- 125BikanerRajasthan 100
- 127FaridabadHaryana 99
- 128NashikMaharashtra 99
- 129KeonjhargarhOdisha 98
- 130PatiālaPunjab 98
- 130AmaravatiAndhra Pradesh 98
- 132JhariaJharkhand 98
- 133RairangpurOdisha 97
- 134ClosepetKarnataka 97
- 135BhilwaraRajasthan 96
- 136KalyānMaharashtra 96
- 136DausaRajasthan 96
- 138LaturMaharashtra 95
- 139MuzaffarpurBihar 95
- 140ThāneMaharashtra 95
- 141JhunjhunūnRajasthan 94
- 142SīkarRajasthan 93
- 142VapiGujarat 93
- 144AlangadKerala 92
- 145BengaluruKarnataka 92
- 146AmravatiMaharashtra 91
- 147BūndiRajasthan 91
- 148CuttackOdisha 91
- 149BilāspurChhattisgarh 91
- 150ChennaiTamil Nadu 90
- 151SatnaMadhya Pradesh 90
- 152ThrissurKerala 90
- 152PatnaBihar 90
- 154NāgaurRajasthan 90
- 155JhālāwārRajasthan 89
- 156HyderabadTelangana 88
- 157BathindaPunjab 88
- 158JaisalmerRajasthan 87
- 159VirārMaharashtra 87
- 160SirsaHaryana 87
- 161ChūruRajasthan 86
- 162AngulOdisha 86
- 163DehradunUttarakhand 85
- 164RajamahendravaramAndhra Pradesh 85
- 164KatiharBihar 85
- 166BhāgalpurBihar 84
- 166BarbilOdisha 84
- 168PanchkulaHaryana 84
- 169RājsamandRajasthan 83
- 169UnderaGujarat 83
- 171RatlāmMadhya Pradesh 82
- 172JodhpurRajasthan 82
- 173RaipurChhattisgarh 80
- 174PratāpgarhRajasthan 80
- 174BhubaneswarOdisha 80
- 176QuthbullapurTelangana 79
- 177UliyazhathuraKerala 79
- 178JabalpurMadhya Pradesh 79
- 178IndoreMadhya Pradesh 79
- 180PrayagrajUttar Pradesh 79
- 181KhannaPunjab 77
- 182GangtokSikkim 77
- 183SiliguriWest Bengal 76
- 184RājgīrBihar 76
- 185ArrahBihar 76
- 186MaiharMadhya Pradesh 75
- 186KarauliRajasthan 75
- 188DurgChhattisgarh 74
- 189JalorRajasthan 74
- 190SirohiRajasthan 74
- 190KhargharMaharashtra 74
- 192SangāreddiTelangana 73
- 193KolhāpurMaharashtra 72
- 194CoimbatoreTamil Nadu 71
- 195MohaliPunjab 71
- 196NaharlagunArunachal Pradesh 71
- 197HubballiKarnataka 69
- 198SilcharAssam 69
- 198RourkelaOdisha 69
- 200DhuleMaharashtra 69
- 201BānswāraRajasthan 69
- 202GuwahatiAssam 68
- 203SrinagarJammu and Kashmir 67
- 204GudalurTamil Nadu 66
- 205BadlapurMaharashtra 65
- 206KalaburagiKarnataka 65
- 207BhiwandiMaharashtra 64
- 208NandriRajasthan 64
- 209RoparPunjab 64
- 210PuducherryPuducherry 63
- 211UdupiKarnataka 62
- 212NalbāriAssam 60
- 213BettiahBihar 59
- 214BārmerRajasthan 59
- 215ChandigarhChandigarh 58
- 216SibsāgarAssam 56
- 217ThiruvananthapuramKerala 53
- 218KohimaNagaland 51
- 219AizawlMizoram 32
- 220RishīkeshUttarakhand 7
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+
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