Most polluted cities in India

161 measured cities ranked by PM2.5, last 30 days. Worst: Dera Māndi at 68.4 µg/m³, #5 in the world.

#	City	µg/m³
1	Dera Māndi Delhi	68.4
2	Jīnd Haryana	65.7
3	Gurugram Haryana	61.6
4	Yamuna Nagar Haryana	60.3
5	Jammu low-cost sensorsJammu and Kashmir	54.6
6	Noida Uttar Pradesh	51.8
7	Kaithal Haryana	51.7
8	Bhiwadi Rajasthan	50.6
9	Dādri Uttar Pradesh	48.2
10	Dhāruhera Haryana	47.8
11	Jalandhar Punjab	45.4
12	Faridabad Haryana	42.6
13	Bahadurgarh Haryana	42.5
14	Chittoor Andhra Pradesh	41.9
15	Hāpur Uttar Pradesh	40.8
16	Baddi Himachal Pradesh	40.6
17	Ambāla Haryana	39.4
18	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh	39.1
19	Thānesar Haryana	38.3
20	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh	38.2
21	Delhi Delhi	38.0
22	Narela Delhi	37.4
23	Sonīpat Haryana	37.2
24	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh	37.0
25	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh	37.0
26	Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan	36.9
27	Nagaon Assam	36.3
28	Nalbāri Assam	35.8
29	Bhiwāni Haryana	35.8
30	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh	35.5
31	Kalyān Maharashtra	35.3
32	Aya Nagar Delhi	35.1
33	Bhilwara Rajasthan	34.9
34	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh	34.8
35	Meerut Uttar Pradesh	34.6
36	Arāria Bihar	34.6
37	Ankleshwar Gujarat	34.4
38	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh	33.2
39	Undera Gujarat	33.1
40	Ajmer Rajasthan	32.9
41	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh	32.8
42	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh	32.8
43	Sīkar Rajasthan	32.6
44	Ahmedabad Gujarat	32.6
45	Byasanagar Odisha	32.5
46	Gandhinagar Gujarat	32.3
47	Chittorgarh Rajasthan	31.7
48	Sasarām Bihar	30.4
49	Hanumāngarh Rajasthan	30.4
50	Tonk Rajasthan	30.1
51	Dausa Rajasthan	29.9
52	Karnāl Haryana	29.6
53	Parbhani Maharashtra	29.5
54	Begusarai Bihar	29.1
55	Jaipur Rajasthan	28.8
56	Hājīpur Bihar	28.2
57	Malegaon Maharashtra	28.0
58	Dūngarpur Rajasthan	27.5
59	Najafgarh Delhi	27.4
60	Kolkata West Bengal	27.4
61	Agartala Tripura	27.3
62	Gaya Bihar	27.2
63	Jalgaon Maharashtra	27.0
64	Durgapur West Bengal	26.6
65	Patna Bihar	26.4
66	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh	26.4
67	Chānda Maharashtra	26.2
68	Aurangabad Maharashtra	26.0
69	Joda Odisha	25.7
70	Shrīrāmpur West Bengal	25.3
71	Nagpur Maharashtra	25.2
72	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh	25.1
73	Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir	25.0
74	Jhālāwār Rajasthan	25.0
75	Chennai Tamil Nadu	24.9
76	Amaravati Andhra Pradesh	24.9
77	Surat Gujarat	24.6
78	Keonjhargarh Odisha	24.5
79	Hyderabad Telangana	24.3
80	Rājsamand Rajasthan	24.2
81	Būndi Rajasthan	24.2
82	Barbil Odisha	24.0
83	Kota Rajasthan	23.9
84	Cuttack Odisha	23.9
85	Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra	23.7
86	Saugor Madhya Pradesh	23.5
87	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh	23.4
88	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan	23.2
89	Bikaner Rajasthan	22.9
90	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan	22.5
91	Rānīganj West Bengal	22.4
92	Hubballi Karnataka	22.4
93	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh	22.4
94	Mahād Maharashtra	22.3
95	Serilingampalle Telangana	22.3
96	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan	22.1
97	Sholapur Maharashtra	22.0
98	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh	21.9
99	Angul Odisha	21.9
100	Silchar Assam	21.6
101	Chūru Rajasthan	21.6
102	Dhaulpur Rajasthan	21.5
103	Rourkela Odisha	21.2
104	Agra Uttar Pradesh	21.1
105	Tirumala Andhra Pradesh	21.0
106	Sirsa Haryana	21.0
107	Shivamogga Karnataka	21.0
108	Thāne Maharashtra	20.9
109	Bareilly Uttar Pradesh	20.9
110	Quthbullapur Telangana	20.9
111	Haldia West Bengal	20.6
112	Bhilai Chhattisgarh	20.5
113	Rājgīr Bihar	20.2
114	Baripāda Odisha	20.2
115	Panvel Maharashtra	20.1
116	Bhubaneswar Odisha	19.6
117	Pune Maharashtra	19.5
118	Kharghar Maharashtra	19.5
119	Patiāla Punjab	19.1
120	Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh	19.0
121	Karauli Rajasthan	18.8
122	Nashik Maharashtra	18.7
123	Raipur Chhattisgarh	18.6
124	Sāngli Maharashtra	18.5
125	Jodhpur Rajasthan	18.5
126	Rairangpur Odisha	18.4
127	Jalor Rajasthan	18.4
128	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra	18.4
129	Akola Maharashtra	18.3
130	Nāgaur Rajasthan	18.2
131	Jaisalmer Rajasthan	18.2
132	Bengaluru Karnataka	18.2
133	Gudalur Tamil Nadu	17.9
134	Chandigarh Chandigarh	17.8
135	Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh	17.7
136	Indore Madhya Pradesh	17.5
137	Mumbai Maharashtra	17.3
138	Bharatpur Rajasthan	17.0
139	Ropar Punjab	16.7
140	Bhelai Chhattisgarh	16.7
141	Amravati Maharashtra	16.5
142	Bhayandar Maharashtra	16.2
143	Sirohi Rajasthan	16.0
144	Latur Maharashtra	16.0
145	Āsansol West Bengal	16.0
146	Bānswāra Rajasthan	15.7
147	Closepet Karnataka	15.3
148	Nandri Rajasthan	15.3
149	Bhiwandi Maharashtra	15.2
150	Kalaburagi Karnataka	14.7
151	Virār Maharashtra	14.5
152	Bārmer Rajasthan	14.3
153	Ahilyanagar Maharashtra	13.8
154	Badlapur Maharashtra	13.7
155	Madikeri Karnataka	13.0
156	Durg Chhattisgarh	12.5
157	Kolhāpur Maharashtra	11.1
158	Bārān Rajasthan	10.9
159	Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh	8.8
160	Guwahati Assam	8.0
161	Rishīkesh Uttarakhand	1.2

Good 0–9.0Moderate 9.1+Unhealthy for sensitive groups 35.5+Unhealthy 55.5+Very unhealthy 125.5+Hazardous 225.5+No data

Estimated: cities without a monitor

India cities we can't measure, with model estimates for the last 7 days. Listed by population, not ranked: estimates aren't precise enough to rank. Model estimates from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), adjusted to measured cities nearby where there are any. Adjusted, a single day lands within ×1.5 of what a monitor would read about two times in three; unadjusted, it can be off by half or double. Treat them as a guide, not a measurement.

City	7-day estimate	Band
Vadodara estimated	≈ 39 µg/m³	Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Kallakurichi estimated	≈ 33 µg/m³	Moderate
Madurai estimated	≈ 14 µg/m³	Moderate
Tirunelveli estimated	≈ 9 µg/m³	Moderate
Rājkot estimated	≈ 24 µg/m³	Moderate
Jamshedpur estimated	≈ 22 µg/m³	Moderate
Pimpri estimated	≈ 21 µg/m³	Moderate
Dombivali estimated	≈ 31 µg/m³	Moderate
Nowrangapur estimated	≈ 14 µg/m³	Moderate
Dhanbad estimated	≈ 32 µg/m³	Moderate
Ranchi estimated	≈ 15 µg/m³	Moderate
Visakhapatnam estimated	≈ 50 µg/m³	Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Howrah estimated	≈ 32 µg/m³	Moderate
Tiruchirappalli estimated	≈ 25 µg/m³	Moderate
Tiruppur estimated	≈ 21 µg/m³	Moderate
Mysuru estimated	≈ 16 µg/m³	Moderate
Salem estimated	≈ 27 µg/m³	Moderate
Kanayannur estimated	≈ 18 µg/m³	Moderate
Alīgarh estimated	≈ 20 µg/m³	Moderate
Warangal estimated	≈ 30 µg/m³	Moderate
Guntur estimated	≈ 32 µg/m³	Moderate
Kochi estimated	≈ 18 µg/m³	Moderate
Borivli estimated	≈ 19 µg/m³	Moderate
Bhavnagar estimated	≈ 23 µg/m³	Moderate
Jamnagar estimated	≈ 14 µg/m³	Moderate
Bokāro estimated	≈ 32 µg/m³	Moderate
Kozhikode estimated	≈ 17 µg/m³	Moderate
Nellore estimated	≈ 37 µg/m³	Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Erode estimated	≈ 25 µg/m³	Moderate
Ulhasnagar estimated	≈ 31 µg/m³	Moderate
Ujjain estimated	≈ 31 µg/m³	Moderate
Bilimora estimated	≈ 27 µg/m³	Moderate
Sahāranpur estimated	≈ 24 µg/m³	Moderate
Vellore estimated	≈ 44 µg/m³	Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Bhātpāra estimated	≈ 34 µg/m³	Moderate
Modīnagar estimated	≈ 24 µg/m³	Moderate
Ambattur estimated	≈ 43 µg/m³	Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Kurnool estimated	≈ 27 µg/m³	Moderate
Rāmgundam estimated	≈ 29 µg/m³	Moderate
Maheshtala estimated	≈ 32 µg/m³	Moderate

Regions

Updated 2026-10-01 09:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 in µg/m³ (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors.