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| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 31 December 2020 | 182 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of all 125 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 31 December 2020 | 179 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.9), Tirupati (p.10), Visakhapatnam (p.11) |
| Assam | 31 December 2020 | 250 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 31 December 2020 | 228 | AQI bulletin p.4–8, Index Value column: mean of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Gaya (p.4), Hajipur (p.4), Muzaffarpur (p.7), Patna (p.8) |
| Chandigarh | 31 December 2020 | 97 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.2) |
Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. CPCB National Air Quality Index bulletin, 31 December 2020 (125 cities) (published 31 Dec 2020). Archived by the India Health Observatory on 3 Oct 2026, SHA-256 d02d475801cb86b8464c5c6bf13547f3983f2327adf820cb0f12f2bb7656450b. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/sources/cpcb/releases/2141
| Delhi | 31 December 2020 | 347 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 31 December 2020 | 147 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.3), Nandesari (p.7), Vapi (p.10), Vatva (p.11) |
| Haryana | 31 December 2020 | 216 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 23 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.2), Charkhi Dadri (p.3), Faridabad (p.3), Fatehabad (p.3), Gurugram (p.4), Hisar (p.4), Jind (p.5), Kaithal (p.5), Karnal (p.5), Kurukshetra (p.6), Mandikhera (p.7), Manesar (p.7), Narnaul (p.8), Palwal (p.8), Panchkula (p.8), Panipat (p.8), Rohtak (p.9), Sirsa (p.9), Sonipat (p.10), Yamunanagar (p.11) |
| Karnataka | 31 December 2020 | 82 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: mean of 13 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.1), Bengaluru (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Hubballi (p.4), Kalaburgi (p.5), Koppal (p.6), Medikeri (p.7), Raichur (p.9), Ramanagara (p.9), Shivamogga (p.9), Vijayapura (p.11), Yadgir (p.11) |
| Kerala | 31 December 2020 | 67 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Kochi (p.6), Kollam (p.6), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.10), Thrissur (p.10) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 31 December 2020 | 213 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: mean of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.2), Damoh (p.3), Dewas (p.3), Gwalior (p.4), Indore (p.5), Jabalpur (p.5), Katni (p.6), Maihar (p.7), Mandideep (p.7), Pithampur (p.8), Ratlam (p.9), Sagar (p.9), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.9), Ujjain (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 31 December 2020 | 186 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.2), Kalyan (p.5), Mumbai (p.7), Nashik (p.8), Navi Mumbai (p.8), Pune (p.8), Solapur (p.10), Thane (p.10) |
| Meghalaya | 31 December 2020 | 25 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.9) |
| Mizoram | 31 December 2020 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 31 December 2020 | 65 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 31 December 2020 | 227 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.10) |
| Punjab | 31 December 2020 | 113 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: mean of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.2), Jalandhar (p.5), Khanna (p.6), Ludhiana (p.6), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.7), Patiala (p.8) |
| Rajasthan | 31 December 2020 | 139 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Bhiwadi (p.2), Jaipur (p.5), Jodhpur (p.5), Kota (p.6), Pali (p.8), Udaipur (p.10) |
| Tamil Nadu | 31 December 2020 | 56 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: mean of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Thoothukudi (p.10) |
| Telangana | 31 December 2020 | 184 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: mean of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 31 December 2020 | 302 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: mean of 13 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.2), Bulandshahr (p.2), Ghaziabad (p.4), Greater Noida (p.4), Hapur (p.4), Kanpur (p.5), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.7), Moradabad (p.7), Muzaffarnagar (p.7), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 31 December 2020 | 254 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: mean of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Durgapur (p.3), Haldia (p.4), Howrah (p.4), Kolkata (p.6), Siliguri (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 31 December 2020 | 125 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of all 125 city rows — every row in the table |
| Andhra Pradesh | 31 December 2020 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Amaravati (p.1), Rajamahendravaram (p.9), Tirupati (p.10), Visakhapatnam (p.11) |
| Assam | 31 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.4: count of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati (p.4) |
| Bihar | 31 December 2020 | 4 | AQI bulletin p.4–8: count of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Gaya (p.4), Hajipur (p.4), Muzaffarpur (p.7), Patna (p.8) |
| Chandigarh | 31 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.2: count of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh (p.2) |
| Delhi | 31 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.3: count of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 31 December 2020 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Ahmedabad (p.1), Ankleshwar (p.1), Gandhinagar (p.3), Nandesari (p.7), Vapi (p.10), Vatva (p.11) |
| Haryana | 31 December 2020 | 23 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 23 city rows placed in Haryana — Ambala (p.1), Bahadurgarh (p.2), Ballabgarh (p.2), Bhiwani (p.2), Charkhi Dadri (p.3), Faridabad (p.3), Fatehabad (p.3), Gurugram (p.4), Hisar (p.4), Jind (p.5), Kaithal (p.5), Karnal (p.5), Kurukshetra (p.6), Mandikhera (p.7), Manesar (p.7), Narnaul (p.8), Palwal (p.8), Panchkula (p.8), Panipat (p.8), Rohtak (p.9), Sirsa (p.9), Sonipat (p.10), Yamunanagar (p.11) |
| Karnataka | 31 December 2020 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.1–11: count of 13 city rows placed in Karnataka — Bagalkot (p.1), Bengaluru (p.2), Chikkaballapur (p.3), Chikkamagaluru (p.3), Hubballi (p.4), Kalaburgi (p.5), Koppal (p.6), Medikeri (p.7), Raichur (p.9), Ramanagara (p.9), Shivamogga (p.9), Vijayapura (p.11), Yadgir (p.11) |
| Kerala | 31 December 2020 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Eloor (p.3), Kochi (p.6), Kollam (p.6), Kozhikode (p.6), Thiruvananthapuram (p.10), Thrissur (p.10) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 31 December 2020 | 15 | AQI bulletin p.2–10: count of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Bhopal (p.2), Damoh (p.3), Dewas (p.3), Gwalior (p.4), Indore (p.5), Jabalpur (p.5), Katni (p.6), Maihar (p.7), Mandideep (p.7), Pithampur (p.8), Ratlam (p.9), Sagar (p.9), Satna (p.9), Singrauli (p.9), Ujjain (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 31 December 2020 | 9 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Aurangabad (p.1), Chandrapur (p.2), Kalyan (p.5), Mumbai (p.7), Nashik (p.8), Navi Mumbai (p.8), Pune (p.8), Solapur (p.10), Thane (p.10) |
| Meghalaya | 31 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.9: count of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong (p.9) |
| Mizoram | 31 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.1: count of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl (p.1) |
| Nagaland | 31 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.6: count of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima (p.6) |
| Odisha | 31 December 2020 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.2–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar (p.2), Talcher (p.10) |
| Punjab | 31 December 2020 | 7 | AQI bulletin p.1–8: count of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Amritsar (p.1), Bathinda (p.2), Jalandhar (p.5), Khanna (p.6), Ludhiana (p.6), Mandi Gobindgarh (p.7), Patiala (p.8) |
| Rajasthan | 31 December 2020 | 8 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Ajmer (p.1), Alwar (p.1), Bhiwadi (p.2), Jaipur (p.5), Jodhpur (p.5), Kota (p.6), Pali (p.8), Udaipur (p.10) |
| Tamil Nadu | 31 December 2020 | 2 | AQI bulletin p.3–10: count of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai (p.3), Thoothukudi (p.10) |
| Telangana | 31 December 2020 | 1 | AQI bulletin p.5: count of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad (p.5) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 31 December 2020 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.1–10: count of 13 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Agra (p.1), Baghpat (p.2), Bulandshahr (p.2), Ghaziabad (p.4), Greater Noida (p.4), Hapur (p.4), Kanpur (p.5), Lucknow (p.6), Meerut (p.7), Moradabad (p.7), Muzaffarnagar (p.7), Noida (p.8), Varanasi (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 31 December 2020 | 6 | AQI bulletin p.1–9: count of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Asansol (p.1), Durgapur (p.3), Haldia (p.4), Howrah (p.4), Kolkata (p.6), Siliguri (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 31 December 2020 | 42% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 53 of all 125 city rows at 201 or more — Agra 310 (p.1), Amaravati 209 (p.1), Ankleshwar 204 (p.1), Asansol 273 (p.1), Baghpat 284 (p.2), Bahadurgarh 265 (p.2), Bathinda 207 (p.2), Bhiwadi 341 (p.2), Bhopal 213 (p.2), Brajrajnagar 252 (p.2), Bulandshahr 399 (p.2), Charkhi Dadri 298 (p.3), Delhi 347 (p.3), Durgapur 332 (p.3), Faridabad 344 (p.3), Fatehabad 228 (p.3), Ghaziabad 343 (p.4), Greater Noida 394 (p.4), Gurugram 317 (p.4) … and 34 more |
| Andhra Pradesh | 31 December 2020 | 75% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 3 of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh at 201 or more — Amaravati 209 (p.1), Rajamahendravaram 209 (p.9), Visakhapatnam 227 (p.11) |
| Assam | 31 December 2020 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Assam at 201 or more — Guwahati 250 (p.4) |
| Bihar | 31 December 2020 | 50% | AQI bulletin p.4–8, Index Value column: 2 of 4 city rows placed in Bihar at 201 or more — Muzaffarpur 280 (p.7), Patna 280 (p.8) |
| Chandigarh | 31 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh at 201 or more (highest 97) |
| Delhi | 31 December 2020 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: 1 of 1 city row placed in Delhi at 201 or more — Delhi 347 (p.3) |
| Gujarat | 31 December 2020 | 33% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 2 of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat at 201 or more — Ankleshwar 204 (p.1), Vapi 300 (p.10) |
| Haryana | 31 December 2020 | 52% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: 12 of 23 city rows placed in Haryana at 201 or more — Bahadurgarh 265 (p.2), Charkhi Dadri 298 (p.3), Faridabad 344 (p.3), Fatehabad 228 (p.3), Gurugram 317 (p.4), Hisar 328 (p.4), Jind 307 (p.5), Manesar 258 (p.7), Panchkula 279 (p.8), Panipat 203 (p.8), Rohtak 313 (p.9), Yamunanagar 213 (p.11) |
| Karnataka | 31 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: none of 13 city rows placed in Karnataka at 201 or more (highest 144) |
| Kerala | 31 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: none of 6 city rows placed in Kerala at 201 or more (highest 84) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 31 December 2020 | 53% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: 8 of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh at 201 or more — Bhopal 213 (p.2), Gwalior 334 (p.4), Indore 210 (p.5), Jabalpur 322 (p.5), Katni 314 (p.6), Pithampur 252 (p.8), Singrauli 351 (p.9), Ujjain 224 (p.10) |
| Maharashtra | 31 December 2020 | 33% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 3 of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra at 201 or more — Kalyan 267 (p.5), Mumbai 245 (p.7), Navi Mumbai 291 (p.8) |
| Meghalaya | 31 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya at 201 or more (highest 25) |
| Mizoram | 31 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Mizoram at 201 or more (highest 13) |
| Nagaland | 31 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Nagaland at 201 or more (highest 65) |
| Odisha | 31 December 2020 | 100% | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: 2 of 2 city rows placed in Odisha at 201 or more — Brajrajnagar 252 (p.2), Talcher 201 (p.10) |
| Punjab | 31 December 2020 | 14% | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: 1 of 7 city rows placed in Punjab at 201 or more — Bathinda 207 (p.2) |
| Rajasthan | 31 December 2020 | 13% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 1 of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan at 201 or more — Bhiwadi 341 (p.2) |
| Tamil Nadu | 31 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: none of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu at 201 or more (highest 65) |
| Telangana | 31 December 2020 | 0% | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: none of 1 city row placed in Telangana at 201 or more (highest 184) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 31 December 2020 | 92% | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: 12 of 13 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh at 201 or more — Agra 310 (p.1), Baghpat 284 (p.2), Bulandshahr 399 (p.2), Ghaziabad 343 (p.4), Greater Noida 394 (p.4), Kanpur 312 (p.5), Lucknow 321 (p.6), Meerut 308 (p.7), Moradabad 282 (p.7), Muzaffarnagar 241 (p.7), Noida 369 (p.8), Varanasi 230 (p.10) |
| West Bengal | 31 December 2020 | 83% | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: 5 of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal at 201 or more — Asansol 273 (p.1), Durgapur 332 (p.3), Howrah 262 (p.4), Kolkata 274 (p.6), Siliguri 229 (p.9) |
| Geography | Period | Value | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 31 December 2020 | 399 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of all 125 city rows — Bulandshahr, S.No 22 (p.2), Very Poor |
| Andhra Pradesh | 31 December 2020 | 227 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Andhra Pradesh — Visakhapatnam, S.No 123 (p.11), Poor |
| Assam | 31 December 2020 | 250 | AQI bulletin p.4, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Assam — Guwahati, S.No 41 (p.4), Poor |
| Bihar | 31 December 2020 | 280 | AQI bulletin p.4–8, Index Value column: highest of 4 city rows placed in Bihar — Muzaffarpur, S.No 83 (p.7), Poor, Patna, S.No 94 (p.8), Poor |
| Chandigarh | 31 December 2020 | 97 | AQI bulletin p.2, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Chandigarh — Chandigarh, S.No 23 (p.2), Satisfactory |
| Delhi | 31 December 2020 | 347 | AQI bulletin p.3, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Delhi — Delhi, S.No 30 (p.3), Very Poor |
| Gujarat | 31 December 2020 | 300 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Gujarat — Vapi, S.No 119 (p.10), Poor |
| Haryana | 31 December 2020 | 344 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 23 city rows placed in Haryana — Faridabad, S.No 34 (p.3), Very Poor |
| Karnataka | 31 December 2020 | 144 | AQI bulletin p.1–11, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Karnataka — Kalaburgi, S.No 57 (p.5), Moderate |
| Kerala | 31 December 2020 | 84 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in Kerala — Kollam, S.No 66 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Madhya Pradesh | 31 December 2020 | 351 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 15 city rows placed in Madhya Pradesh — Singrauli, S.No 107 (p.9), Very Poor |
| Maharashtra | 31 December 2020 | 291 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 9 city rows placed in Maharashtra — Navi Mumbai, S.No 87 (p.8), Poor |
| Meghalaya | 31 December 2020 | 25 | AQI bulletin p.9, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Meghalaya — Shillong, S.No 104 (p.9), Good |
| Mizoram | 31 December 2020 | 13 | AQI bulletin p.1, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Mizoram — Aizawl, S.No 3 (p.1), Good |
| Nagaland | 31 December 2020 | 65 | AQI bulletin p.6, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Nagaland — Kohima, S.No 64 (p.6), Satisfactory |
| Odisha | 31 December 2020 | 252 | AQI bulletin p.2–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Odisha — Brajrajnagar, S.No 21 (p.2), Poor |
| Punjab | 31 December 2020 | 207 | AQI bulletin p.1–8, Index Value column: highest of 7 city rows placed in Punjab — Bathinda, S.No 16 (p.2), Poor |
| Rajasthan | 31 December 2020 | 341 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 8 city rows placed in Rajasthan — Bhiwadi, S.No 18 (p.2), Very Poor |
| Tamil Nadu | 31 December 2020 | 65 | AQI bulletin p.3–10, Index Value column: highest of 2 city rows placed in Tamil Nadu — Chennai, S.No 26 (p.3), Satisfactory |
| Telangana | 31 December 2020 | 184 | AQI bulletin p.5, Index Value column: highest of 1 city row placed in Telangana — Hyderabad, S.No 49 (p.5), Moderate |
| Uttar Pradesh | 31 December 2020 | 399 | AQI bulletin p.1–10, Index Value column: highest of 13 city rows placed in Uttar Pradesh — Bulandshahr, S.No 22 (p.2), Very Poor |
| West Bengal | 31 December 2020 | 332 | AQI bulletin p.1–9, Index Value column: highest of 6 city rows placed in West Bengal — Durgapur, S.No 32 (p.3), Very Poor |