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Best areas to live in Bhopal

Air, heat, flood and greenery compared across 32 areas · free public data

Nov–Jan is the hard season here. PM2.5 averages 72 µg/m³ in those months, over India's daily limit, against 50 µg/m³ across the year. Where you live matters: Arwaliya (42 µg/m³) and Nodal Delivery Centre Arera Hills Bhopal (53 µg/m³) are 11 µg/m³ apart.

A typical area has about 77 hot or muggy days a year; the hottest typical day reaches 45°C. The monsoon brings about 1,337 mm of rain. None of the 32 areas we compared sit inside the modelled river/coastal flood zone. Green cover within a short walk is about a third of the land in a typical area (40%).

Annual PM2.5
50 µg/m³
Worst air (Nov–Jan)
72 µg/m³
Heat-stress days
77 / year
Monsoon rain
1,337 mm

Typical (median) area in Bhopal.

Cleanest air

  1. 1
    Arwaliya 46203841.8 µg/m³

    8.2 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Bhopal

  2. 2
    Ratibad 46204441.8 µg/m³

    8.2 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Bhopal

  3. 3
    Kokta 46202842.2 µg/m³

    7.8 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Bhopal

  4. 4
    Imaliya 46201043.3 µg/m³

    6.7 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Bhopal

  5. 5
    Neelbad 46203443.6 µg/m³

    6.4 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Bhopal

  6. 6
    3 EME Centre 46203145.0 µg/m³

    5.0 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan.

  7. 7
    Rgpv 46203345.1 µg/m³

    4.9 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Bhopal

  8. 8
    Amarawat Kalan 46204245.2 µg/m³

    4.8 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Bhopal

  9. 9
    Bag Mungalia 46204346.2 µg/m³

    3.8 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Bhopal

  10. 10
    Bhel 46202246.5 µg/m³

    3.5 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Bhopal

Least heat stress

  1. 1
    Bhopal 46200167 days

    About 67 hot or muggy days a year, against 77 for the city.

  2. 2
    Jahangirabad 46200867 days

    About 67 hot or muggy days a year, against 77 for the city. · Compare with Bhopal

  3. 3
    Imaliya 46201067 days

    About 67 hot or muggy days a year, against 77 for the city. · Compare with Bhopal

  4. 4
    Kokta 46202867 days

    About 67 hot or muggy days a year, against 77 for the city. · Compare with Bhopal

  5. 5
    Bairagarh 46203067 days

    About 67 hot or muggy days a year, against 77 for the city. · Compare with Bhopal

  6. 6
    3 EME Centre 46203167 days

    About 67 hot or muggy days a year, against 77 for the city.

  7. 7
    Rgpv 46203367 days

    About 67 hot or muggy days a year, against 77 for the city. · Compare with Bhopal

  8. 8
    Peoples Campus 46203767 days

    About 67 hot or muggy days a year, against 77 for the city. · Compare with Bhopal

  9. 9
    Arwaliya 46203867 days

    About 67 hot or muggy days a year, against 77 for the city. · Compare with Bhopal

  10. 10
    Nodal Delivery Centre Bhopal 46209967 days

    About 67 hot or muggy days a year, against 77 for the city. · Compare with Bhopal

Lowest river/coastal flood risk

Model of river and coastal flooding; it does not cover street waterlogging from drains.

  1. 1
    Bhopal 462001100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying.

  2. 2
    Vidya Vihar 462002100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Bhopal

  3. 3
    C.T.T.Nagar 462003100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Bhopal

  4. 4
    Satpura 462004100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Bhopal

  5. 5
    Jahangirabad 462008100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Bhopal

  6. 6
    Imaliya 462010100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Bhopal

  7. 7
    Shiksha Mandal 462011100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Bhopal

  8. 8
    R.S.Nagar 462016100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying.

  9. 9
    Aiims 462020100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Bhopal

  10. 10
    Bhel 462022100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Bhopal

Greenest

  1. 1
    Govindpura 46202382% green

    82% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Bhopal

  2. 2
    IBD Hallmark city kolar road 46204081% green

    81% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Bhopal

  3. 3
    3 EME Centre 46203171% green

    71% of land within 500 m is green.

  4. 4
    Aiims 46202068% green

    68% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Bhopal

  5. 5
    R.S.Nagar 46201663% green

    63% of land within 500 m is green.

  6. 6
    Arwaliya 46203860% green

    60% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Bhopal

  7. 7
    Bhel 46202257% green

    57% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Bhopal

  8. 8
    Ratibad 46204455% green

    55% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Bhopal

  9. 9
    Amarawat Kalan 46204253% green

    53% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Bhopal

  10. 10
    Rgpv 46203352% green

    52% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Bhopal

Least crowded

  1. 1
    Imaliya 462010548/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (10,037/km²). · Compare with Bhopal

  2. 2
    Amarawat Kalan 4620421,253/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (10,037/km²). · Compare with Bhopal

  3. 3
    Arwaliya 4620381,305/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (10,037/km²). · Compare with Bhopal

  4. 4
    Ratibad 4620441,561/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (10,037/km²). · Compare with Bhopal

  5. 5
    3 EME Centre 4620312,640/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (10,037/km²).

  6. 6
    Kokta 4620282,666/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (10,037/km²). · Compare with Bhopal

  7. 7
    Bairagarh 4620303,470/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (10,037/km²). · Compare with Bhopal

  8. 8
    Rgpv 4620334,218/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (10,037/km²). · Compare with Bhopal

  9. 9
    IBD Hallmark city kolar road 4620405,876/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 10,037/km². · Compare with Bhopal

  10. 10
    Neelbad 4620346,674/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 10,037/km². · Compare with Bhopal

Best overall (free data)

Combines air, heat, flood and green only. It does not include commute or daily needs.

  1. 1
    Arwaliya 46203872/100

    Cleaner air than most of Bhopal and fewer hot or muggy days than most of Bhopal · Compare with Bhopal

  2. 2
    Imaliya 46201071/100

    Cleaner air than most of Bhopal and fewer hot or muggy days than most of Bhopal · Compare with Bhopal

  3. 3
    Ratibad 46204470/100

    Cleaner air than most of Bhopal and more greenery than most of Bhopal · Compare with Bhopal

  4. 4
    Kokta 46202870/100

    Cleaner air than most of Bhopal and fewer hot or muggy days than most of Bhopal · Compare with Bhopal

  5. 5
    3 EME Centre 46203170/100

    Cleaner air than most of Bhopal and fewer hot or muggy days than most of Bhopal

  6. 6
    Rgpv 46203370/100

    Cleaner air than most of Bhopal and fewer hot or muggy days than most of Bhopal · Compare with Bhopal

  7. 7
    Amarawat Kalan 46204269/100

    Cleaner air than most of Bhopal and more greenery than most of Bhopal · Compare with Bhopal

  8. 8
    Bag Mungalia 46204368/100

    Cleaner air than most of Bhopal and more greenery than most of Bhopal · Compare with Bhopal

  9. 9
    Bhel 46202268/100

    Cleaner air than most of Bhopal and more greenery than most of Bhopal · Compare with Bhopal

  10. 10
    Bairagarh 46203068/100

    Cleaner air than most of Bhopal and fewer hot or muggy days than most of Bhopal · Compare with Bhopal

Worth checking

Areas with a low-lying spot, a modelled flood zone or a mapped industrial area within 1 km. Visit and ask before deciding.

All Bhopal localities