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Best areas to live in Dhanbad

Air, heat, flood and greenery compared across 44 areas · free public data

Dec–Feb is the hard season here. PM2.5 averages 84 µg/m³ in those months, over India's daily limit, against 61 µg/m³ across the year. Where you live matters: Kharni (55 µg/m³) and BPolytechnic (64 µg/m³) are 9 µg/m³ apart.

Heat is a real factor, with around 110 hot or muggy days a year in a typical area and a hottest typical day near 44°C. The monsoon brings about 1,092 mm of rain. None of the 44 areas we compared sit inside the modelled river/coastal flood zone. Green cover within a short walk is nearly half of the land in a typical area (45%).

Annual PM2.5
61 µg/m³
Worst air (Dec–Feb)
84 µg/m³
Heat-stress days
110 / year
Monsoon rain
1,092 mm

Typical (median) area in Dhanbad.

Cleanest air

  1. 1
    Kharni 82600654.6 µg/m³

    5.9 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Jan–Mar. · Compare with Dhanbad

  2. 2
    BCCl Township 82600555.6 µg/m³

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

  3. 3
    99 Koylanchal City 82601256.4 µg/m³

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

  4. 4
    Saraidhela 82812756.4 µg/m³

    4.1 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Jan–Mar. · Compare with Dhanbad

  5. 5
    Roam 82811356.9 µg/m³

    3.6 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Dec–Feb. · Compare with Dhanbad

  6. 6
    Barwadda 82601057.1 µg/m³

    3.4 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Jan–Mar. · Compare with Dhanbad

  7. 7
    Bhelatand 82810357.7 µg/m³

    2.8 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Dec–Feb. · Compare with Dhanbad

  8. 8
    Jagjivan Nagar 82600357.8 µg/m³

    2.7 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Jan–Mar. · Compare with Dhanbad

  9. 9
    Nero 82840258.1 µg/m³

    2.4 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Jan–Mar. · Compare with Dhanbad

  10. 10
    Chandore 82812158.4 µg/m³

    2.1 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Dec–Feb. · Compare with Dhanbad

Least heat stress

Heat stress is about the same across Dhanbad in this climate data (around 110 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
    Jhinaki 818142100/100

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

  2. 2
    Dhanbad 826001100/100

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

  3. 3
    Jagjivan Nagar 826003100/100

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

  4. 4
    Murradih 826004100/100

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

  5. 5
    BCCl Township 826005100/100

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

  6. 6
    Kharni 826006100/100

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

  7. 7
    Centralized Delivery Office 826007100/100

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

  8. 8
    KGAshram 826008100/100

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

  9. 9
    Barwadda 826010100/100

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

  10. 10
    NDC Dhanbad 826011100/100

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

Greenest

  1. 1
    Rampur 82830477% green

    77% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Dhanbad

  2. 2
    Amlabad Colliery 82830276% green

    76% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Dhanbad

  3. 3
    Patherdih Coal Washery 82813276% green

    76% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Dhanbad

  4. 4
    Bhelatand 82810376% green

    76% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Dhanbad

  5. 5
    Chandore 82812175% green

    75% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Dhanbad

  6. 6
    Kujama 82813174% green

    74% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Dhanbad

  7. 7
    Tisra 82811571% green

    71% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Dhanbad

  8. 8
    Matari 82811469% green

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

  9. 9
    Bhulan Bararee 82813367% green

    67% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Dhanbad

  10. 10
    Kharni 82600661% green

    61% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Dhanbad

Least crowded

  1. 1
    Bagdigi 8281102,520/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (13,258/km²). · Compare with Dhanbad

  2. 2
    Tisra 8281152,830/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (13,258/km²). · Compare with Dhanbad

  3. 3
    Chandore 8281213,872/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (13,258/km²). · Compare with Dhanbad

  4. 4
    Kharni 8260064,265/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (13,258/km²). · Compare with Dhanbad

  5. 5
    Matari 8281144,824/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (13,258/km²). · Compare with Dhanbad

  6. 6
    Bhelatand 8281034,974/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (13,258/km²). · Compare with Dhanbad

  7. 7
    Burragarh 8281174,990/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (13,258/km²). · Compare with Dhanbad

  8. 8
    Patherdih Coal Washery 8281325,077/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (13,258/km²). · Compare with Dhanbad

  9. 9
    Shramik Nagar 8281055,254/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (13,258/km²). · Compare with Dhanbad

  10. 10
    Rampur 8283045,600/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (13,258/km²). · Compare with Dhanbad

Best overall (free data)

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

  1. 1
    Kharni 82600663/100

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

  2. 2
    BCCl Township 82600563/100

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

  3. 3
    Barwadda 82601062/100

    Cleaner air than most of Dhanbad and less crowding than most of Dhanbad · Compare with Dhanbad

  4. 4
    Jagjivan Nagar 82600362/100

    Cleaner air than most of Dhanbad · Compare with Dhanbad

  5. 5
    Nero 82840262/100

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

  6. 6
    99 Koylanchal City 82601261/100

    Cleaner air than most of Dhanbad

  7. 7
    Saraidhela 82812761/100

    Cleaner air than most of Dhanbad · Compare with Dhanbad

  8. 8
    Bhelatand 82810361/100

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

  9. 9
    Chandore 82812161/100

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

  10. 10
    Shramik Nagar 82810561/100

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

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 Dhanbad localities