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Best areas to live in Chandigarh

Air, heat, flood and greenery compared across 19 areas · free public data

Air is the main story: a typical Chandigarh area averages 58 µg/m³ of PM2.5 a year, and Nov–Jan pushes that to 87 µg/m³ — above India's daily limit of 60. Where you live matters: Airforce Highground (56 µg/m³) and Sector43 Chandigarh (61 µg/m³) are 5 µg/m³ apart.

A typical area has about 85 hot or muggy days a year; the hottest typical day reaches 44°C. The monsoon brings about 1,123 mm of rain. None of the 19 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 (41%).

Annual PM2.5
58 µg/m³
Worst air (Nov–Jan)
87 µg/m³
Heat-stress days
85 / year
Monsoon rain
1,123 mm

Typical (median) area in Chandigarh.

Cleanest air

  1. 1
    Airforce Highground 16000455.7 µg/m³

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

  2. 2
    Sector 19 Chandigarh 16001955.8 µg/m³

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

  3. 3
    Kaimbwala 16000155.8 µg/m³

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

  4. 4
    Sector 9 Chandigarh 16000955.8 µg/m³

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

  5. 5
    NDC Chandigarh 16000656.8 µg/m³

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

  6. 6
    Chandigarh 16001756.8 µg/m³

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

  7. 7
    Sector 20 Chandigarh 16002056.8 µg/m³

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

  8. 8
    Raipur Kalan 16010257.4 µg/m³

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

  9. 9
    Sector 18 Chandigarh 16001857.4 µg/m³

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

  10. 10
    Hallomajra 16000257.5 µg/m³

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

Least heat stress

Heat stress is about the same across Chandigarh in this climate data (around 85 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.

  1. 1
    Kaimbwala 160001100/100

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

  2. 2
    Hallomajra 160002100/100

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

  3. 3
    Behlana 160003100/100

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

  4. 4
    Airforce Highground 160004100/100

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

  5. 5
    NDC Chandigarh 160006100/100

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

  6. 6
    Sector 9 Chandigarh 160009100/100

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

  7. 7
    Sector 15 Chandigarh 160015100/100

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

  8. 8
    Chandigarh 160017100/100

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

  9. 9
    Sector 18 Chandigarh 160018100/100

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

  10. 10
    Sector 19 Chandigarh 160019100/100

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

Greenest

  1. 1
    Airforce Highground 16000469% green

    69% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Chandigarh

  2. 2
    Kaimbwala 16000169% green

    69% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Chandigarh

  3. 3
    Sector 9 Chandigarh 16000951% green

    51% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Chandigarh

  4. 4
    Sector 36 Chandigarh 16003650% green

    50% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Chandigarh

  5. 5
    Sector43 Chandigarh 16004349% green

    49% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Chandigarh

  6. 6
    Sector 19 Chandigarh 16001949% green

    49% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Chandigarh

  7. 7
    Sector 23 Chandigarh 16002349% green

    49% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Chandigarh

  8. 8
    Chandigarh 16001742% green

    42% of land within 500 m is green.

  9. 9
    Sector 20 Chandigarh 16002041% green

    41% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Chandigarh

  10. 10
    Sector 30 Chandigarh 16003041% green

    41% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Chandigarh

Least crowded

  1. 1
    Airforce Highground 1600042,037/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (13,864/km²). · Compare with Chandigarh

  2. 2
    Raipur Kalan 1601028,816/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 13,864/km². · Compare with Chandigarh

  3. 3
    Hallomajra 1600029,538/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 13,864/km². · Compare with Chandigarh

  4. 4
    Sector 36 Chandigarh 16003610,444/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 13,864/km². · Compare with Chandigarh

  5. 5
    Behlana 16000310,455/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 13,864/km². · Compare with Chandigarh

  6. 6
    Sector43 Chandigarh 16004311,756/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 13,864/km². · Compare with Chandigarh

  7. 7
    NDC Chandigarh 16000613,644/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 13,864/km². · Compare with Chandigarh

  8. 8
    Sector 20 Chandigarh 16002013,658/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 13,864/km². · Compare with Chandigarh

  9. 9
    Burail 16004713,720/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 13,864/km². · Compare with Chandigarh

  10. 10
    Chandigarh 16001713,864/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 13,864/km².

Best overall (free data)

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

  1. 1
    Sector 19 Chandigarh 16001965/100

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

  2. 2
    Airforce Highground 16000464/100

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

  3. 3
    Kaimbwala 16000164/100

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

  4. 4
    Sector 9 Chandigarh 16000964/100

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

  5. 5
    Sector 23 Chandigarh 16002363/100

    More greenery than most of Chandigarh · Compare with Chandigarh

  6. 6
    Sector 36 Chandigarh 16003663/100

    More greenery than most of Chandigarh and less crowding than most of Chandigarh · Compare with Chandigarh

  7. 7
    NDC Chandigarh 16000662/100

    Close to the city average on every free check. · Compare with Chandigarh

  8. 8
    Chandigarh 16001762/100

    Close to the city average on every free check.

  9. 9
    Sector 20 Chandigarh 16002062/100

    Close to the city average on every free check. · Compare with Chandigarh

  10. 10
    Sector 30 Chandigarh 16003062/100

    Close to the city average on every free check. · Compare with Chandigarh

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.

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