Best areas to live in Bhubaneswar
Air, heat, flood and greenery compared across 34 areas · free public data
Air stays within India's daily limit all year in most of Bhubaneswar: 41 µg/m³ on average, peaking at 55 µg/m³ in Dec–Feb. Where you live matters: ASBM UNIVERSITY SOBhola (38 µg/m³) and Bhoinagar (44 µg/m³) are 6 µg/m³ apart.
Heat is a real factor, with around 177 hot or muggy days a year in a typical area and a hottest typical day near 45°C. The monsoon brings about 1,051 mm of rain. Only 3 of 34 areas fall inside the modelled river/coastal flood zone. Green cover within a short walk is nearly half of the land in a typical area (50%).
- Annual PM2.5
- 41 µg/m³
- Worst air (Dec–Feb)
- 55 µg/m³
- Heat-stress days
- 177 / year
- Monsoon rain
- 1,051 mm
Typical (median) area in Bhubaneswar.
Cleanest air
- 1ASBM UNIVERSITY SOBhola 75401238.0 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 53 µg/m³, within India's daily limit.
- 2Kalyanpur 75103138.8 µg/m³
Even Dec–Feb averages 55 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 3Gobabasta 75400138.9 µg/m³
Even Dec–Feb averages 55 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 4Mahalaxmivihar 75102939.1 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 54 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 5Banguary 75103239.3 µg/m³
Even Dec–Feb averages 55 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 6Mahura 75205439.6 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 54 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 7Dara 75102439.6 µg/m³
Even Dec–Feb averages 55 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 8Benupur 75210139.6 µg/m³
Even Dec–Feb averages 56 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 9Ghatikia 75100340.1 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 54 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 10Tamando 75102840.3 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 54 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
Least heat stress
Heat stress is about the same across Bhubaneswar in this climate data (around 177 hot or muggy days a year), so we don't rank areas on it.
Lowest river/coastal flood risk
Model of river and coastal flooding; it does not cover street waterlogging from drains.
- 1Bhubaneswar 751001100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying.
- 2Ghatikia 751003100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 3Utkal University 751004100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying.
- 4Budheswari Colony 751006100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 5Saheed Nagar 751007100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 6Rajbhawan 751008100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 7Ashok Nagar 751009100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 8C R P Lines 751011100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 9Nayapalli 751012100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
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Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
Greenest
- 1ASBM UNIVERSITY SOBhola 75401276% green
76% of land within 500 m is green.
- 2Khandagiri 75103076% green
76% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 3Regional Research Laboratory 75101375% green
75% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 4Utkal University 75100473% green
73% of land within 500 m is green.
- 5Benupur 75210170% green
70% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 6Naharakanta 75103569% green
69% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 7Mahura 75205466% green
66% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 8Banguary 75103265% green
65% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 9Kuha 75100265% green
65% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 10Mancheswar 75101761% green
61% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Bhubaneswar
Least crowded
- 1
Less than half the city's typical density (10,667/km²).
- 2Kalyanpur 751031704/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (10,667/km²). · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 3Mahura 7520541,315/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (10,667/km²). · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 4Gobabasta 7540011,583/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (10,667/km²). · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 5Benupur 7521012,406/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (10,667/km²). · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 6Banguary 7510322,788/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (10,667/km²). · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 7Dara 7510243,666/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (10,667/km²). · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 8Naharakanta 7510355,338/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 10,667/km². · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 9Tamando 7510285,443/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 10,667/km². · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 10Kuha 7510025,448/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 10,667/km². · Compare with Bhubaneswar
Best overall (free data)
Combines air, heat, flood and green only. It does not include commute or daily needs.
- 1
Cleaner air than most of Bhubaneswar and more greenery than most of Bhubaneswar
- 2Gobabasta 75400162/100
Cleaner air than most of Bhubaneswar and more greenery than most of Bhubaneswar · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 3Banguary 75103262/100
Cleaner air than most of Bhubaneswar and more greenery than most of Bhubaneswar · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 4Ghatikia 75100362/100
Cleaner air than most of Bhubaneswar and less crowding than most of Bhubaneswar · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 5Mahura 75205461/100
Cleaner air than most of Bhubaneswar and more greenery than most of Bhubaneswar · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 6Benupur 75210161/100
Cleaner air than most of Bhubaneswar and more greenery than most of Bhubaneswar · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 7Naharakanta 75103561/100
More greenery than most of Bhubaneswar and less crowding than most of Bhubaneswar · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 8Khandagiri 75103061/100
More greenery than most of Bhubaneswar and less crowding than most of Bhubaneswar · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 9Mancheswar 75101761/100
More greenery than most of Bhubaneswar · Compare with Bhubaneswar
- 10C R P Lines 75101161/100
More greenery than most of Bhubaneswar · Compare with Bhubaneswar
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.
- Kuha 751002
In the modelled flood zone (up to 1.0 m)
- Saheed Nagar 751007
Industrial area 0.9 km away
- Mancheswar 751017
Industrial area 0.7 km away
- Dara 751024
In the modelled flood zone (up to 1.0 m)
- Kalyanpur 751031
In the modelled flood zone (up to 1.0 m)
- Rasulgarh NDC 751034
Industrial area next door
All Bhubaneswar localities
- Aerodrome Area
- Aiginia
- Ashok Nagar
- B J B Nagar
- Banguary
- Baramunda NDC
- Benupur
- Bhoinagar
- Budheswari Colony
- C R P Lines
- Chandra Sekhar Pur
- Dara
- Ghatikia
- Gobabasta
- I R C Village
- Kalyanpur
- Khandagiri
- Kuha
- Mahalaxmivihar
- Mahura
- Mancheswar
- N.M.D Parcel Centre Bhubaneswar
- Naharakanta
- Nayapalli
- Rajbhawan
- Rasulgarh NDC
- Regional Research Laboratory
- Saheed Nagar
- Sailashree Vihar
- Tamando