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Best areas to live in Kolkata

Air, heat, flood and greenery compared across 113 areas · free public data

Air is the main story: a typical Kolkata area averages 51 µg/m³ of PM2.5 a year, and Nov–Jan pushes that to 93 µg/m³ — above India's daily limit of 60. Where you live matters: Rajarhat (40 µg/m³) and 2cbpo (57 µg/m³) are 17 µg/m³ apart.

Heat is a real factor, with around 185 hot or muggy days a year in a typical area and a hottest typical day near 44°C. The monsoon brings about 1,640 mm of rain. Only 16 of 113 areas fall inside the modelled river/coastal flood zone. Green cover within a short walk is about a quarter of the land in a typical area (21%).

Annual PM2.5
51 µg/m³
Worst air (Nov–Jan)
93 µg/m³
Heat-stress days
185 / year
Monsoon rain
1,640 mm

Typical (median) area in Kolkata.

Cleanest air

  1. 1
    Rajarhat 70013539.7 µg/m³

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

  2. 2
    Gobinda Khatick Road 70004639.9 µg/m³

    11.5 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Kolkata

  3. 3
    Amgachia 70010439.9 µg/m³

    11.5 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Kolkata

  4. 4
    Rajpur 70014940.0 µg/m³

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

  5. 5
    Harinavi 70014840.2 µg/m³

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

  6. 6
    Circus Avenue 70001740.5 µg/m³

    10.9 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Kolkata

  7. 7
    Bangla 70014040.6 µg/m³

    10.8 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Kolkata

  8. 8
    Hadia 70015041.1 µg/m³

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

  9. 9
    Hatgacha 70015641.1 µg/m³

    10.3 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Kolkata

  10. 10
    Raja Ram Mohan Sarani 70000941.4 µg/m³

    10.0 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Kolkata

Least heat stress

Heat stress is about the same across Kolkata in this climate data (around 185 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
    Baghbazar 700003100/100

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

  2. 2
    Shyambazar Mail 700004100/100

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

  3. 3
    Hatkhola 700005100/100

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

  4. 4
    Beadon Street 700006100/100

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

  5. 5
    Barabazar H O 700007100/100

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

  6. 6
    Barisha 700008100/100

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

  7. 7
    Raja Ram Mohan Sarani 700009100/100

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

  8. 8
    Narkeldanga 700011100/100

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

  9. 9
    Bowbazar 700012100/100

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

  10. 10
    Dharmatala 700013100/100

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

Greenest

  1. 1
    Nepalganj 70010399% green

    99% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Kolkata

  2. 2
    Rajpur 70014997% green

    97% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Kolkata

  3. 3
    Circus Avenue 70001793% green

    93% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Kolkata

  4. 4
    Harinavi 70014886% green

    86% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Kolkata

  5. 5
    Rajarhat 70013584% green

    84% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Kolkata

  6. 6
    Raja Ram Mohan Sarani 70000976% green

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

  7. 7
    Amgachia 70010471% green

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

  8. 8
    Bangla 70014071% green

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

  9. 9
    Raipur 70014170% green

    70% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Kolkata

  10. 10
    Parnasree Pally 70006066% green

    66% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Kolkata

Least crowded

  1. 1
    Rajarhat 7001353,603/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (20,454/km²). · Compare with Kolkata

  2. 2
    Nepalganj 7001034,429/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (20,454/km²). · Compare with Kolkata

  3. 3
    Circus Avenue 7000174,718/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (20,454/km²). · Compare with Kolkata

  4. 4
    Rajpur 7001496,496/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (20,454/km²). · Compare with Kolkata

  5. 5
    New Town Action Area III 7001606,775/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (20,454/km²). · Compare with Kolkata

  6. 6
    New Town Action Area II 7001617,715/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (20,454/km²). · Compare with Kolkata

  7. 7
    Amgachia 7001047,809/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (20,454/km²). · Compare with Kolkata

  8. 8
    Gobinda Khatick Road 7000467,979/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (20,454/km²). · Compare with Kolkata

  9. 9
    Hadia 70015011,644/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 20,454/km². · Compare with Kolkata

  10. 10
    Raja Ram Mohan Sarani 70000911,654/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 20,454/km². · Compare with Kolkata

Best overall (free data)

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

  1. 1
    Gobinda Khatick Road 70004660/100

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

  2. 2
    Amgachia 70010460/100

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

  3. 3
    Rajpur 70014960/100

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

  4. 4
    Harinavi 70014860/100

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

  5. 5
    Circus Avenue 70001759/100

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

  6. 6
    Bangla 70014059/100

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

  7. 7
    Hadia 70015059/100

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

  8. 8
    Raja Ram Mohan Sarani 70000959/100

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

  9. 9
    Nepalganj 70010358/100

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

  10. 10
    Raipur 70014157/100

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

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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