Best areas to live in Indore
Air, heat, flood and greenery compared across 17 areas · free public data
Air is the main story: a typical Indore area averages 49 µg/m³ of PM2.5 a year, and Nov–Jan pushes that to 72 µg/m³ — above India's daily limit of 60. Where you live matters: Kanadia (43 µg/m³) and Bijasan Road (51 µg/m³) are 9 µg/m³ apart.
A typical area has about 72 hot or muggy days a year; the hottest typical day reaches 45°C. The monsoon brings about 997 mm of rain. None of the 17 areas we compared sit inside the modelled river/coastal flood zone. Green cover within a short walk is about a quarter of the land in a typical area (26%).
- Annual PM2.5
- 49 µg/m³
- Worst air (Nov–Jan)
- 72 µg/m³
- Heat-stress days
- 72 / year
- Monsoon rain
- 997 mm
Typical (median) area in Indore.
Cleanest air
- 1Kanadia 45201642.9 µg/m³
6.5 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Indore
- 2Indore Cat 45201347.3 µg/m³
2.1 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Indore
- 3Indore 45200149.0 µg/m³
0.4 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan.
- 4Vijay Nagar 45201049.1 µg/m³
0.3 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Indore
- 5Nanda Nagar 45201149.2 µg/m³
0.2 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Indore
- 6Indore Tillaknagar 45201849.3 µg/m³
0.1 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Indore
- 7Nodel Delivery Center Indore 45299949.4 µg/m³
0.0 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Indore
- 8Shri Aurobindo 45355549.4 µg/m³
0.0 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Indore
- 9IIM Campus RAO 45355649.4 µg/m³
0.0 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Indore
- 10Khatiwala Tank 45201450.1 µg/m³
-0.7 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Indore
Least heat stress
- 1Vijay Nagar 45201050 days
About 50 hot or muggy days a year, against 72 for the city. · Compare with Indore
- 2Indore 45200172 days
About 72 hot or muggy days a year, against 72 for the city.
- 3Indore City 2 45200272 days
About 72 hot or muggy days a year, against 72 for the city. · Compare with Indore
- 4Vallabhnagar 45200372 days
About 72 hot or muggy days a year, against 72 for the city. · Compare with Indore
- 5Bijasan Road 45200572 days
About 72 hot or muggy days a year, against 72 for the city. · Compare with Indore
- 6Army Head Quarter 45200672 days
About 72 hot or muggy days a year, against 72 for the city.
- 7Indore Nagar 45200772 days
About 72 hot or muggy days a year, against 72 for the city. · Compare with Indore
- 8Sudama Nagar 45200972 days
About 72 hot or muggy days a year, against 72 for the city. · Compare with Indore
- 9Nanda Nagar 45201172 days
About 72 hot or muggy days a year, against 72 for the city. · Compare with Indore
- 10Indore Cat 45201372 days
About 72 hot or muggy days a year, against 72 for the city. · Compare with Indore
Lowest river/coastal flood risk
Model of river and coastal flooding; it does not cover street waterlogging from drains.
- 1Indore 452001100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying.
- 2Indore City 2 452002100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Indore
- 3Vallabhnagar 452003100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Indore
- 4Bijasan Road 452005100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Indore
- 5Army Head Quarter 452006100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying.
- 6Indore Nagar 452007100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Indore
- 7Sudama Nagar 452009100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Indore
- 8Vijay Nagar 452010100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Indore
- 9Nanda Nagar 452011100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Indore
- 10Indore Cat 452013100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Indore
Greenest
- 1Kanadia 45201657% green
57% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Indore
- 2Vallabhnagar 45200354% green
54% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Indore
- 3Bijasan Road 45200548% green
48% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Indore
- 4Indore Cat 45201337% green
37% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Indore
- 5Nodel Delivery Center Indore 45299932% green
32% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Indore
- 6Shri Aurobindo 45355532% green
32% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Indore
- 7IIM Campus RAO 45355632% green
32% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Indore
- 8Army Head Quarter 45200628% green
28% of land within 500 m is green.
- 9Palakhedi 45311226% green
26% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Indore
- 10Indore 45200117% green
17% of land within 500 m is green.
Least crowded
- 1Kanadia 4520161,543/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (15,161/km²). · Compare with Indore
- 2Indore Cat 4520135,854/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (15,161/km²). · Compare with Indore
- 3Bijasan Road 4520058,106/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 15,161/km². · Compare with Indore
- 4Vallabhnagar 45200313,977/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 15,161/km². · Compare with Indore
- 5Nodel Delivery Center Indore 45299914,846/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 15,161/km². · Compare with Indore
- 6Shri Aurobindo 45355514,846/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 15,161/km². · Compare with Indore
- 7IIM Campus RAO 45355614,846/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 15,161/km². · Compare with Indore
- 8Indore Tillaknagar 45201815,130/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 15,161/km². · Compare with Indore
- 9Nanda Nagar 45201115,161/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 15,161/km². · Compare with Indore
- 10Vijay Nagar 45201015,743/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 15,161/km². · Compare with Indore
Best overall (free data)
Combines air, heat, flood and green only. It does not include commute or daily needs.
- 1Kanadia 45201670/100
Cleaner air than most of Indore and more greenery than most of Indore · Compare with Indore
- 2Vallabhnagar 45200368/100
More greenery than most of Indore · Compare with Indore
- 3Indore Cat 45201367/100
Cleaner air than most of Indore and more greenery than most of Indore · Compare with Indore
- 4Bijasan Road 45200567/100
More greenery than most of Indore and less crowding than most of Indore · Compare with Indore
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More greenery than most of Indore · Compare with Indore
- 6Shri Aurobindo 45355565/100
More greenery than most of Indore · Compare with Indore
- 7IIM Campus RAO 45355665/100
More greenery than most of Indore · Compare with Indore
- 8Palakhedi 45311264/100
Close to the city average on every free check. · Compare with Indore
- 9Army Head Quarter 45200664/100
Close to the city average on every free check.
- 10Indore 45200161/100
Close to the city average on every free check.
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.
- Indore 452001
Industrial area 0.9 km away
- Vallabhnagar 452003
Industrial area next door
- Bijasan Road 452005
Industrial area 0.6 km away
- Army Head Quarter 452006
Industrial area 0.2 km away
- Indore Nagar 452007
Industrial area 0.5 km away
- Vijay Nagar 452010
Industrial area 1.0 km away
- Nanda Nagar 452011
Industrial area 0.5 km away