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Best areas to live in Durgapur

Air, heat, flood and greenery compared across 16 areas · free public data

Dec–Feb is the hard season here. PM2.5 averages 90 µg/m³ in those months, over India's daily limit, against 60 µg/m³ across the year. Where you live matters: Nadiha (55 µg/m³) and Benachity (67 µg/m³) are 12 µg/m³ apart.

Heat is a real factor, with around 170 hot or muggy days a year in a typical area and a hottest typical day near 45°C. The monsoon brings about 1,258 mm of rain. None of the 16 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 (42%).

Annual PM2.5
60 µg/m³
Worst air (Dec–Feb)
90 µg/m³
Heat-stress days
170 / year
Monsoon rain
1,258 mm

Typical (median) area in Durgapur.

Cleanest air

  1. 1
    Nadiha 71321155.0 µg/m³

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

  2. 2
    Durgapur 71320156.1 µg/m³

    4.3 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Dec–Feb.

  3. 3
    Jemua 71320656.6 µg/m³

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

  4. 4
    Durgapur Coke Oven Colony 71320257.8 µg/m³

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

  5. 5
    Durgapur Heavy Engg Plant 71321058.2 µg/m³

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

  6. 6
    Angadpur 71321558.2 µg/m³

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

  7. 7
    Durgapur CRPF Camp 71321458.5 µg/m³

    1.9 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Dec–Feb.

  8. 8
    Kamalpur 71320459.8 µg/m³

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

  9. 9
    Durgapur Thermal Power Station 71320760.9 µg/m³

    -0.5 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Dec–Feb.

  10. 10
    City Centre 71321662.3 µg/m³

    -1.9 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Dec–Feb. · Compare with Durgapur

Least heat stress

Heat stress is about the same across Durgapur in this climate data (around 170 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
    Durgapur Coke Oven Colony 713202100/100

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

  2. 2
    Amrai 713203100/100

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

  3. 3
    Kamalpur 713204100/100

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

  4. 4
    Dhabani 713205100/100

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

  5. 5
    Jemua 713206100/100

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

  6. 6
    Durgapur Thermal Power Station 713207100/100

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

  7. 7
    Durgapur Alloy Steel Project 713208100/100

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

  8. 8
    Durgapur Re College 713209100/100

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

  9. 9
    Nadiha 713211100/100

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

  10. 10
    Benachity 713213100/100

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

Greenest

  1. 1
    Durgapur Coke Oven Colony 71320282% green

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

  2. 2
    Durgapur Alloy Steel Project 71320875% green

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

  3. 3
    Durgapur CRPF Camp 71321472% green

    72% of land within 500 m is green.

  4. 4
    Durgapur Heavy Engg Plant 71321072% green

    72% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Durgapur

  5. 5
    Durgapur Thermal Power Station 71320771% green

    71% of land within 500 m is green.

  6. 6
    Durgapur Re College 71320966% green

    66% of land within 500 m is green.

  7. 7
    Angadpur 71321550% green

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

  8. 8
    Amrai 71320342% green

    42% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Durgapur

  9. 9
    Dhabani 71320541% green

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

  10. 10
    City Centre 71321640% green

    40% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Durgapur

Least crowded

  1. 1
    Durgapur Alloy Steel Project 7132084,776/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (11,048/km²). · Compare with Durgapur

  2. 2
    Durgapur CRPF Camp 7132145,929/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 11,048/km².

  3. 3
    Kamalpur 7132046,497/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 11,048/km². · Compare with Durgapur

  4. 4
    Oyaria 7132176,752/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 11,048/km². · Compare with Durgapur

  5. 5
    Angadpur 7132158,017/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 11,048/km². · Compare with Durgapur

  6. 6
    Durgapur Coke Oven Colony 7132028,429/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 11,048/km². · Compare with Durgapur

  7. 7
    Durgapur Heavy Engg Plant 7132109,220/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 11,048/km². · Compare with Durgapur

  8. 8
    Durgapur Thermal Power Station 71320710,684/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 11,048/km².

  9. 9
    Nadiha 71321111,411/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 11,048/km². · Compare with Durgapur

  10. 10
    Jemua 71320611,838/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 11,048/km². · Compare with Durgapur

Best overall (free data)

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

  1. 1
    Durgapur Coke Oven Colony 71320254/100

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

  2. 2
    Angadpur 71321554/100

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

  3. 3
    Durgapur CRPF Camp 71321454/100

    Cleaner air than most of Durgapur and more greenery than most of Durgapur

  4. 4
    Durgapur Thermal Power Station 71320753/100

    More greenery than most of Durgapur

  5. 5
    Durgapur Alloy Steel Project 71320853/100

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

  6. 6
    Jemua 71320652/100

    Cleaner air than most of Durgapur · Compare with Durgapur

  7. 7
    Durgapur Heavy Engg Plant 71321052/100

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

  8. 8
    Dhabani 71320552/100

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

  9. 9
    Durgapur Re College 71320952/100

    More greenery than most of Durgapur

  10. 10
    Kamalpur 71320451/100

    Less crowding than most of Durgapur · Compare with Durgapur

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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