Best areas to live in Gurugram
Air, heat, flood and greenery compared across 22 areas · free public data
Nov–Jan is the hard season here. PM2.5 averages 146 µg/m³ in those months, over India's daily limit, against 83 µg/m³ across the year. Where you live matters: Kasan (63 µg/m³) and Palam Road (92 µg/m³) are 30 µg/m³ apart.
Heat is a real factor, with around 138 hot or muggy days a year in a typical area and a hottest typical day near 46°C. The monsoon brings about 609 mm of rain. None of the 22 areas we compared sit inside the modelled river/coastal flood zone. Green cover within a short walk is very little of the land in a typical area (10%).
- Annual PM2.5
- 83 µg/m³
- Worst air (Nov–Jan)
- 146 µg/m³
- Heat-stress days
- 138 / year
- Monsoon rain
- 609 mm
Typical (median) area in Gurugram.
Cleanest air
- 1Kasan 12205162.5 µg/m³
20.7 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Gurugram
- 2Budhera 12250568.3 µg/m³
14.9 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Gurugram
- 3Khandsa 12200473.3 µg/m³
9.9 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Gurugram
- 4Vatika India Sec 82 12201273.3 µg/m³
9.9 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Gurugram
- 5CRPF Kadarpur 12209874.9 µg/m³
8.3 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Gurugram
- 6Paltra 12210174.9 µg/m³
8.3 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Gurugram
- 7DLF QE 12200276.5 µg/m³
6.7 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Gurugram
- 8DLF PhIII 12201076.5 µg/m³
6.7 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Gurugram
- 9NDC DLF QE Complex 12299876.5 µg/m³
6.7 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan.
- 10Smaspur 12200381.4 µg/m³
1.8 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Gurugram
Least heat stress
Heat stress is about the same across Gurugram in this climate data (around 138 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.
- 1Gurgaon 122001100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Gurugram
- 2DLF QE 122002100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Gurugram
- 3Smaspur 122003100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Gurugram
- 4Khandsa 122004100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Gurugram
- 5Air Force 122005100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying.
- 6Basai 122006100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Gurugram
- 7Industrial Estate 122007100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Gurugram
- 8DLF PhII 122008100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Gurugram
- 9DLF PhIII 122010100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Gurugram
- 10Gurgaon Sector 56 122011100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Gurugram
Greenest
- 1DLF QE 12200249% green
49% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Gurugram
- 2DLF PhIII 12201049% green
49% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Gurugram
- 3NDC DLF QE Complex 12299846% green
46% of land within 500 m is green.
- 4Kasan 12205140% green
40% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Gurugram
- 5Budhera 12250539% green
39% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Gurugram
- 6Air Force 12200536% green
36% of land within 500 m is green.
- 7Karola 12250423% green
23% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Gurugram
- 8Palam Road 12201514% green
14% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Gurugram
- 9Smaspur 12200311% green
11% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Gurugram
- 10Industrial Estate 12200710% green
10% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Gurugram
Least crowded
- 1Budhera 1225053,224/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (11,539/km²). · Compare with Gurugram
- 2Kasan 1220513,659/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (11,539/km²). · Compare with Gurugram
- 3DLF QE 1220026,394/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 11,539/km². · Compare with Gurugram
- 4DLF PhIII 1220106,394/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 11,539/km². · Compare with Gurugram
- 5NDC DLF QE Complex 1229986,501/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 11,539/km².
- 6Khandsa 1220047,930/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 11,539/km². · Compare with Gurugram
- 7Vatika India Sec 82 1220127,930/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 11,539/km². · Compare with Gurugram
- 8CRPF Kadarpur 1220989,464/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 11,539/km². · Compare with Gurugram
- 9Paltra 1221019,464/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 11,539/km². · Compare with Gurugram
- 10Palam Road 1220159,985/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 11,539/km². · Compare with Gurugram
Best overall (free data)
Combines air, heat, flood and green only. It does not include commute or daily needs.
- 1Kasan 12205154/100
Cleaner air than most of Gurugram and more greenery than most of Gurugram · Compare with Gurugram
- 2Budhera 12250552/100
Cleaner air than most of Gurugram and more greenery than most of Gurugram · Compare with Gurugram
- 3DLF QE 12200252/100
Cleaner air than most of Gurugram and more greenery than most of Gurugram · Compare with Gurugram
- 4DLF PhIII 12201052/100
Cleaner air than most of Gurugram and more greenery than most of Gurugram · Compare with Gurugram
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Cleaner air than most of Gurugram and more greenery than most of Gurugram
- 6Air Force 12200547/100
More greenery than most of Gurugram
- 7Karola 12250446/100
More greenery than most of Gurugram · Compare with Gurugram
- 8CRPF Kadarpur 12209844/100
Cleaner air than most of Gurugram · Compare with Gurugram
- 9Paltra 12210144/100
Cleaner air than most of Gurugram · Compare with Gurugram
- 10Smaspur 12200343/100
Cleaner air than most of Gurugram · Compare with Gurugram
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.
- Air Force 122005
Industrial area 0.7 km away
- Palam Road 122015
Industrial area next door
- Industrial Complex Dundahera 122016
Industrial area 0.6 km away
- Karola 122504
Industrial area 1.0 km away
- Budhera 122505
Industrial area 0.5 km away
- NDC Gurgaon 122999
Industrial area 0.7 km away