Best areas to live in Guwahati
Air, heat, flood and greenery compared across 45 areas · free public data
Jan–Mar is the hard season here. PM2.5 averages 90 µg/m³ in those months, over India's daily limit, against 50 µg/m³ across the year. Where you live matters: Deoduar (42 µg/m³) and Indrapur (54 µg/m³) are 13 µg/m³ apart.
A typical area has about 65 hot or muggy days a year; the hottest typical day reaches 38°C. The monsoon brings about 1,425 mm of rain. Only 3 of 45 areas fall inside the modelled river/coastal flood zone. Green cover within a short walk is about a third of the land in a typical area (30%).
- Annual PM2.5
- 50 µg/m³
- Worst air (Jan–Mar)
- 90 µg/m³
- Heat-stress days
- 65 / year
- Monsoon rain
- 1,425 mm
Typical (median) area in Guwahati.
Cleanest air
- 1Deoduar 78110141.6 µg/m³
8.0 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Jan–Mar. · Compare with Guwahati
- 2Mahtoli 78113644.4 µg/m³
5.2 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Jan–Mar. · Compare with Guwahati
- 3Jorabat 78103345.4 µg/m³
4.2 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Jan–Mar. · Compare with Guwahati
- 4Amsinggaon E (S 85) 78102745.9 µg/m³
3.7 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Jan–Mar. · Compare with Guwahati
- 5Gobardhan 78115046.4 µg/m³
3.2 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Dec–Feb. · Compare with Guwahati
- 6Bonda 78102646.9 µg/m³
2.7 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Jan–Mar. · Compare with Guwahati
- 7Udayan Vihar 78117147.5 µg/m³
2.1 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Jan–Mar. · Compare with Guwahati
- 8Panjabari 78103747.6 µg/m³
2.0 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Jan–Mar. · Compare with Guwahati
- 9Khanapara 78102248.0 µg/m³
1.6 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Jan–Mar. · Compare with Guwahati
- 10Collegenagar 78103148.0 µg/m³
1.6 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Jan–Mar. · Compare with Guwahati
Least heat stress
Heat stress is about the same across Guwahati in this climate data (around 65 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.
- 1Guwahati 781001100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying.
- 2IBC Guwahati P.O 781002100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Guwahati
- 3Silpukhuri 781003100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Guwahati
- 4Kharguli 781004100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Guwahati
- 5Japorigog 781005100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Guwahati
- 6Assam Sachivalaya 781006100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Guwahati
- 7Ulubari 781007100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Guwahati
- 8Rehabari 781008100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Guwahati
- 9Bharalumukh 781009100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Guwahati
- 10Kamakhya 781010100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Guwahati
Greenest
- 1Gobardhan 78115099% green
99% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Guwahati
- 2Amsinggaon E (S 85) 78102788% green
88% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Guwahati
- 3Jorabat 78103377% green
77% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Guwahati
- 4Guwahati University 78101476% green
76% of land within 500 m is green.
- 5Jalukbari 78101375% green
75% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Guwahati
- 6Dagaon 78113369% green
69% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Guwahati
- 7Dharapur 78101768% green
68% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Guwahati
- 8Khanapara 78102265% green
65% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Guwahati
- 9Deoduar 78110161% green
61% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Guwahati
- 10Dopdar 78103061% green
61% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Guwahati
Least crowded
- 1Gobardhan 781150580/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (6,493/km²). · Compare with Guwahati
- 2Dopdar 7810301,394/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (6,493/km²). · Compare with Guwahati
- 3Jorabat 7810331,491/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (6,493/km²). · Compare with Guwahati
- 4Amsinggaon E (S 85) 7810271,828/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (6,493/km²). · Compare with Guwahati
- 5Mahtoli 7811361,907/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (6,493/km²). · Compare with Guwahati
- 6I I T 7810392,706/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (6,493/km²). · Compare with Guwahati
- 7Collegenagar 7810313,255/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 6,493/km². · Compare with Guwahati
- 8Jalukbari 7810133,310/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 6,493/km². · Compare with Guwahati
- 9Deoduar 7811013,417/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 6,493/km². · Compare with Guwahati
- 10Dharapur 7810173,559/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 6,493/km². · Compare with Guwahati
Best overall (free data)
Combines air, heat, flood and green only. It does not include commute or daily needs.
- 1Jorabat 78103369/100
Cleaner air than most of Guwahati and more greenery than most of Guwahati · Compare with Guwahati
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Cleaner air than most of Guwahati and more greenery than most of Guwahati · Compare with Guwahati
- 3Gobardhan 78115069/100
Cleaner air than most of Guwahati and more greenery than most of Guwahati · Compare with Guwahati
- 4Bonda 78102668/100
Cleaner air than most of Guwahati and more greenery than most of Guwahati · Compare with Guwahati
- 5Khanapara 78102268/100
Cleaner air than most of Guwahati and more greenery than most of Guwahati · Compare with Guwahati
- 6Collegenagar 78103168/100
Cleaner air than most of Guwahati and more greenery than most of Guwahati · Compare with Guwahati
- 7Dagaon 78113367/100
More greenery than most of Guwahati and less crowding than most of Guwahati · Compare with Guwahati
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More greenery than most of Guwahati and less crowding than most of Guwahati
- 9Kamakhya 78101067/100
More greenery than most of Guwahati · Compare with Guwahati
- 10Kharguli 78100467/100
More greenery than most of Guwahati · Compare with Guwahati
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.
- I I T 781039
In the modelled flood zone (up to 4.1 m) · Industrial area 0.3 km away
- Mahtoli 781136
In the modelled flood zone (up to 1.5 m) · Industrial area 0.2 km away
- Bharalumukh 781009
Industrial area 0.8 km away
- Gopinathnagar 781016
Industrial area 0.7 km away
- Dharapur 781017
Industrial area 0.7 km away
- Beltola 781028
Industrial area 0.3 km away
- Dopdar 781030
In the modelled flood zone (up to 4.1 m)
- Collegenagar 781031
Industrial area 0.5 km away
- Indrapur 781032
Industrial area 0.2 km away
- Jorabat 781033
Industrial area 0.2 km away
- Panjabari 781037
Industrial area 0.8 km away
- Deoduar 781101
Industrial area 0.7 km away
All Guwahati localities
- Amsinggaon E (S 85)
- Assam Sachivalaya
- Bamunimaidan
- Beltola
- Bharalumukh
- Binovanagar
- Bonda
- Collegenagar
- Dagaon
- Deoduar
- Dharapur
- Dhirenpara
- Dhopguri
- Dopdar
- Garchuk
- Gitanagar
- Gobardhan
- Gopinathnagar
- Gotanagar
- Hatigaon Chariali
- Hengrabari
- I I T
- IBC Guwahati P.O
- Indrapur
- Jalukbari
- Jambari
- Japorigog
- Jorabat
- Kahilipara
- Kamakhya
- Khanapara
- Kharguli
- Mahtoli
- Nahira
- Odalbakra
- Pandu
- Panjabari
- Rehabari
- Sawkuchi
- Silpukhuri
- Tarani
- Udayan Vihar
- Ulubari