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India air quality today · live AQI ranking

India: 265 cities reporting from CPCB monitors. The median NAQI is 78 (Satisfactory). Mandideep has the worst air at 329, Cuddalore the cleanest at 11. 3 cities are at Poor or worse.

Median78Satisfactory
Worst329Mandideep
Cleanest11Cuddalore

Good 46
Satisfactory 139
Moderate 77
Poor 2
Very Poor 1

India's National AQI (NAQI) is the official index published by CPCB. It is gentler than the US AQI at low and mid levels, so the same air reads lower. Each city page shows both. Why the numbers differ.

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#	City	NAQI	US AQI
1	Mandideep	329	227
2	Greater NoidaUttar Pradesh	224	160
3	BikanerRajasthan	221	180
4	Hingoli	200	175
5	Bahadurgarh	197	174
6	Ballabgarh	179	171
7	ChandrapurMaharashtra	176	170
8	Paradeep	175	129
9	UdaipurRajasthan	172	170
10	Suakati	170	169
11	TonkRajasthan	162	167
12	Araria	159	167
13	ChittorgarhRajasthan	152	132
14	GhaziabadUttar Pradesh	151	154
15	Mandi Gobindgarh	150	159
16	SagarMadhya Pradesh	145	164
17	BhavnagarGujarat	144	151
18	Dausa	144	117
19	Karauli	144	147
20	Baraut	143	163
21	Bundi	143	149
22	KotaRajasthan	143	163
23	Vatva	142	163
24	Bulandshahr	141	132
25	Sri Ganganagar	141	112
26	Sikar	140	103
27	Bhiwadi	137	152
28	Sasaram	134	156
29	AgartalaTripura	132	153
30	BharatpurRajasthan	132	97
31	Nagaur	132	97
32	HisarHaryana	131	151
33	Khairthal	131	152
34	DhuleMaharashtra	130	161
35	SirsaHaryana	129	95
36	Yamuna Nagar	125	160
37	Rairangpur	124	160
38	Baripada	123	159
39	Khurja	123	106
40	Hanumangarh	122	151
41	Nuapada	122	157
42	GwaliorMadhya Pradesh	121	100
43	Pali	120	143
44	JodhpurRajasthan	118	110
45	JaisalmerRajasthan	117	86
46	Khora	117	158
47	RohtakHaryana	117	156
48	Keonjhar	116	113
49	Sirohi	116	107
50	MalegaonMaharashtra	115	158
51	DelhiDelhi	114	143
52	BhopalMadhya Pradesh	112	131
53	AmbalaHaryana	111	117
54	Dharuhera	110	157
55	Kakudia	110	147
56	KurukshetraHaryana	110	126
57	Gajraula	109	151
58	VaranasiUttar Pradesh	109	117
59	Byrnihat	108	142
60	Chhapra	108	142
61	Fatehabad	108	120
62	Hapur	108	151
63	JalandharPunjab	108	156
64	Jatni	108	145
65	Sawai Madhopur	108	153
66	Barrackpore	106	150
67	Angul	105	112
68	NagpurMaharashtra	105	151
69	Baran	104	137
70	BelgaumKarnataka	104	133
71	Jhalawar	104	129
72	Mandikhera	104	69
73	MumbaiMaharashtra	104	143
74	Pimpri-ChinchwadMaharashtra	104	96
75	AhmedabadGujarat	103	106
76	GurugramHaryana	103	154
77	JabalpurMadhya Pradesh	103	117
78	Mahad	103	153
79	Jalore	102	119
80	GayaBihar	101	96
81	AjmerRajasthan	99	154
82	Belapur	99	113
83	Dholpur	99	97
84	UjjainMadhya Pradesh	99	119
85	JaipurRajasthan	98	114
86	LehLadakh	98	54
87	NoidaUttar Pradesh	98	102
88	LaturMaharashtra	97	82
89	AhmednagarMaharashtra	96	95
90	AmritsarPunjab	96	144
91	Tumidih	96	86
92	Baghpat	95	96
93	DhanbadJharkhand	95	67
94	FaridabadHaryana	94	91
95	Kaithal	94	127
96	RaipurChhattisgarh	94	80
97	BhiwaniHaryana	93	70
98	CuttackOdisha	93	129
99	HaldiaWest Bengal	93	83
100	Barmer	92	64
101	JalgaonMaharashtra	92	115
102	SataraMaharashtra	92	149
103	Tensa	92	99
104	Motihari	90	129
105	Srikakulam	90	93
106	SuratGujarat	90	135
107	Jalna	89	146
108	PurniaBihar	88	144
109	BareillyUttar Pradesh	87	106
110	BhubaneswarOdisha	87	123
111	GorakhpurUttar Pradesh	87	123
112	HowrahWest Bengal	87	137
113	KanpurUttar Pradesh	87	142
114	VrindavanUttar Pradesh	87	142
115	Narnaul	86	113
116	VisakhapatnamAndhra Pradesh	86	142
117	MeerutUttar Pradesh	85	94
118	NandedMaharashtra	84	103
119	VadodaraGujarat	84	93
120	DewasMadhya Pradesh	83	137
121	GandhinagarGujarat	83	106
122	Manesar	83	130
123	Churu	82	61
124	JhansiUttar Pradesh	82	109
125	RajkotGujarat	81	97
126	Charkhi Dadri	80	133
127	NashikMaharashtra	80	98
128	Nayagarh	80	132
129	PatnaBihar	80	96
130	DharwadKarnataka	79	95
131	Gummidipoondi	79	115
132	IndoreMadhya Pradesh	79	108
133	DamohMadhya Pradesh	78	110
134	PuneMaharashtra	78	93
135	AgraUttar Pradesh	77	87
136	KolkataWest Bengal	77	111
137	TirupatiAndhra Pradesh	77	99
138	Dungarpur	76	119
139	MoradabadUttar Pradesh	76	80
140	RaebareliUttar Pradesh	76	71
141	AmravatiMaharashtra	75	90
142	Jhunjhunu	75	71
143	KalyanMaharashtra	75	121
144	Panchgaon	75	54
145	Rajsamand	74	82
146	Barbil	73	122
147	Bihar Sharif	73	88
148	KurnoolAndhra Pradesh	73	117
149	MathuraUttar Pradesh	73	96
150	BhiwandiMaharashtra	72	109
151	Manguraha	72	96
152	RourkelaOdisha	72	120
153	BalasoreOdisha	71	119
154	Navi MumbaiMaharashtra	71	90
155	ParbhaniMaharashtra	71	90
156	SatnaMadhya Pradesh	71	91
157	SiliguriWest Bengal	71	117
158	BhagalpurBihar	70	118
159	Boisar	70	82
160	DombivliMaharashtra	70	75
161	HyderabadTelangana	70	93
162	Pratapgarh	70	79
163	PrayagrajUttar Pradesh	70	67
164	DurgapurWest Bengal	69	79
165	GunturAndhra Pradesh	69	90
166	KadapaAndhra Pradesh	69	117
167	Beed	68	88
168	Chhal	68	89
169	KalaburagiKarnataka	68	64
170	Khanna	68	78
171	ThaneMaharashtra	68	80
172	Byasanagar	67	97
173	SilcharAssam	67	91
174	AlwarRajasthan	66	89
175	BilaspurChhattisgarh	66	112
176	PanchkulaHaryana	66	112
177	AurangabadMaharashtra	65	89
178	Kannur	65	91
179	KolhapurMaharashtra	65	87
180	NelloreAndhra Pradesh	65	90
181	PatialaPunjab	65	80
182	Banswara	64	62
183	KarnalHaryana	64	109
184	Munger	64	77
185	UlhasnagarMaharashtra	64	75
186	KohimaNagaland	63	90
187	SangliMaharashtra	63	89
188	LudhianaPunjab	62	92
189	MuzaffarpurBihar	62	88
190	DehradunUttarakhand	61	104
191	LucknowUttar Pradesh	61	91
192	Maihar	61	75
193	Vapi	61	105
194	Ankleshwar	59	101
195	Kunjemura	59	82
196	ChandigarhChandigarh	58	77
197	Korapalli	58	85
198	AnantapurAndhra Pradesh	57	97
199	Eloor	57	82
200	HubballiKarnataka	57	79
201	Jind	57	98
202	Kolar	57	69
203	NagaonAssam	56	97
204	SonipatHaryana	55	96
205	Yadgir	55	94
206	Eluru	54	87
207	FirozabadUttar Pradesh	54	76
208	Mira-BhayandarMaharashtra	54	74
209	RajgirBihar	54	96
210	VijayawadaAndhra Pradesh	54	90
211	MysuruKarnataka	53	89
212	AizawlMizoram	52	48
213	Badlapur	52	78
214	Haveri	52	87
215	Milupara	52	74
216	AsansolWest Bengal	51	91
217	GangtokSikkim	51	92
218	Karwar	51	84
219	Nalbari	51	92
220	BathindaPunjab	50	90
221	Rupnagar	50	64
222	SolapurMaharashtra	50	83
223	Chamarajanagar	49	77
224	Mehsana	49	79
225	VirarMaharashtra	49	80
226	Hajipur	48	86
227	RajamahendravaramAndhra Pradesh	48	55
228	Samastipur	48	88
229	Sivasagar	48	62
230	Chikkaballapur	47	86
231	GuwahatiAssam	47	87
232	Naharlagun	47	72
233	PanipatHaryana	46	32
234	RatlamMadhya Pradesh	46	86
235	BhilaiChhattisgarh	45	63
236	DarbhangaBihar	45	41
237	Kishanganj	45	60
238	Ambernath	44	69
239	ChennaiTamil Nadu	44	37
240	Jorapokhar	44	83
241	Tirumala	44	17
242	VijayapuraKarnataka	43	64
243	SrinagarJammu and Kashmir	42	64
244	UdupiKarnataka	42	80
245	BegusaraiBihar	41	75
246	MangaloreKarnataka	41	71
247	Palwal	41	80
248	PuducherryPuducherry	41	53
249	ShivamoggaKarnataka	41	72
250	BengaluruKarnataka	40	59
251	Kashipur	40	79
252	Shamli	40	64
253	Pampore	38	64
254	Chittoor	37	76
255	RishikeshUttarakhand	37	10
256	BagalkotKarnataka	35	74
257	Buxar	32	66
258	ThiruvananthapuramKerala	32	58
259	AmaravatiAndhra Pradesh	30	39
260	KorbaChhattisgarh	25	62
261	BettiahBihar	23	60
262	DavanagereKarnataka	22	16
263	Madikeri	22	58
264	Kuniyamuthur	17	34
265	Cuddalore	11	37

Updated 6:00 pm IST. Source: State & Central Pollution Control Board, Government of India · Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) · Aurassure's University Clean Air Network.

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Frequently asked questions

Which city in India has the worst air quality today?

Mandideep, with NAQI 329 (Very Poor).

Which city in India has the cleanest air right now?

Cuddalore, with NAQI 11 (Good).

How many cities in India are monitored?

265 cities are reporting a reading right now from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) network. Cities with no station reporting in the last few hours are left out of the ranking rather than estimated.

Is the air in India unhealthy today?

3 of 265 reporting cities are at Poor or worse on the NAQI scale. The national median is 78 (Satisfactory).

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