Best areas to live in Kollam
Air, heat, flood and greenery compared across 30 areas · free public data
Air stays within India's daily limit all year in most of Kollam: 26 µg/m³ on average, peaking at 32 µg/m³ in Jan–Mar. Where you live matters: Pallimon (21 µg/m³) and Kollam Cutchery (27 µg/m³) are 6 µg/m³ apart.
A typical area has about 18 hot or muggy days a year; the hottest typical day reaches 37°C. The monsoon brings about 1,282 mm of rain. Only 3 of 30 areas fall inside the modelled river/coastal flood zone. Green cover within a short walk is nearly half of the land in a typical area (57%).
- Annual PM2.5
- 26 µg/m³
- Worst air (Jan–Mar)
- 32 µg/m³
- Heat-stress days
- 18 / year
- Monsoon rain
- 1,282 mm
Typical (median) area in Kollam.
Cleanest air
- 1Pallimon 69157621.1 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 32 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Kollam
- 2Alumoodu 69157721.3 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 32 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Kollam
- 3Perumpuzha 69150421.5 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 32 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Kollam
- 4Vellimon 69151121.6 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 32 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Kollam
- 5Chandanathope 69101422.0 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 32 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Kollam
- 6Panayam 69160122.1 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 32 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Kollam
- 7Mylakkadu 69157122.1 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 32 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Kollam
- 8Ashtamudi 69160222.4 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 32 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Kollam
- 9Thattarkonam 69100522.5 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 32 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Kollam
- 10Umayanallur I E 69158922.9 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 32 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Kollam
Least heat stress
Heat stress is about the same across Kollam in this climate data (around 18 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.
- 1Kollam 691001100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying.
- 2Maruthadi 691003100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Kollam
- 3Kallumthazham 691004100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Kollam
- 4Thattarkonam 691005100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Kollam
- 5Pallithottam 691006100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Kollam
- 6Thangasserry 691007100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Kollam
- 7Kadappakada 691008100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Kollam
- 8Thevally 691009100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Kollam
- 9Mundakkal 691010100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Kollam
- 10Valathungal 691011100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Kollam
Greenest
- 1Pallimon 69157694% green
94% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Kollam
- 2Mylakkadu 69157193% green
93% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Kollam
- 3Pullichira 69130491% green
91% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Kollam
- 4Panayam 69160191% green
91% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Kollam
- 5Vellimon 69151190% green
90% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Kollam
- 6Alumoodu 69157790% green
90% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Kollam
- 7Perumpuzha 69150483% green
83% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Kollam
- 8Ashtamudi 69160280% green
80% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Kollam
- 9Koottikada 69102078% green
78% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Kollam
- 10Valathungal 69101178% green
78% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Kollam
Least crowded
- 1Pallithottam 6910061,808/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (6,739/km²). · Compare with Kollam
- 2Panayam 6916012,822/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (6,739/km²). · Compare with Kollam
- 3Vellimon 6915113,218/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (6,739/km²). · Compare with Kollam
- 4Thangasserry 6910073,328/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (6,739/km²). · Compare with Kollam
- 5Thekkevila 6910163,458/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 6,739/km². · Compare with Kollam
- 6Perumpuzha 6915043,476/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 6,739/km². · Compare with Kollam
- 7Alumoodu 6915773,584/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 6,739/km². · Compare with Kollam
- 8Pullichira 6913043,981/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 6,739/km². · Compare with Kollam
- 9Pallimon 6915764,021/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 6,739/km². · Compare with Kollam
- 10Ashtamudi 6916024,344/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 6,739/km². · Compare with Kollam
Best overall (free data)
Combines air, heat, flood and green only. It does not include commute or daily needs.
- 1Pallimon 69157686/100
Cleaner air than most of Kollam and more greenery than most of Kollam · Compare with Kollam
- 2Alumoodu 69157786/100
Cleaner air than most of Kollam and more greenery than most of Kollam · Compare with Kollam
- 3Perumpuzha 69150486/100
Cleaner air than most of Kollam and more greenery than most of Kollam · Compare with Kollam
- 4Vellimon 69151186/100
Cleaner air than most of Kollam and more greenery than most of Kollam · Compare with Kollam
- 5Chandanathope 69101486/100
Cleaner air than most of Kollam and more greenery than most of Kollam · Compare with Kollam
- 6Mylakkadu 69157186/100
Cleaner air than most of Kollam and more greenery than most of Kollam · Compare with Kollam
- 7Panayam 69160186/100
Cleaner air than most of Kollam and more greenery than most of Kollam · Compare with Kollam
- 8Thattarkonam 69100586/100
Cleaner air than most of Kollam and more greenery than most of Kollam · Compare with Kollam
- 9Umayanallur I E 69158985/100
Cleaner air than most of Kollam and more greenery than most of Kollam · Compare with Kollam
- 10Pullichira 69130485/100
Cleaner air than most of Kollam and more greenery than most of Kollam · Compare with Kollam
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.
- Asramom 691002
In the modelled flood zone (up to 0.9 m) · Industrial area 0.1 km away
- NDC Kollam 691051
In the modelled flood zone (up to 0.9 m) · Industrial area 0.1 km away
- Kollam 691001
Industrial area 0.5 km away
- Thattarkonam 691005
Industrial area 0.2 km away
- Pallithottam 691006
Industrial area 1.0 km away
- Kadappakada 691008
Industrial area 0.9 km away
- Thevally 691009
Industrial area 0.5 km away
- Mundakkal 691010
Industrial area 0.5 km away
- Valathungal 691011
Industrial area 0.6 km away
- Thirumullavaram 691012
Industrial area 0.7 km away
- Kollam Cutchery 691013
Industrial area 0.5 km away
- Kilikollur East 691015
Industrial area 0.6 km away
All Kollam localities
- Alumoodu
- Ashtamudi
- Asramom
- Ayathil
- Chandanathope
- Kadappakada
- Kallumthazham
- Kilikollur East
- Kollam Cutchery
- Koottikada
- Maruthadi
- Mundakkal
- Mylakkadu
- NDC Kollam
- Pallimon
- Pallithottam
- Panayam
- Perumpuzha
- Pullichira
- Sakthikulangara
- Thangasserry
- Thattarkonam
- Thekkevila
- Thevally
- Thirumullavaram
- Uliyakovil
- Umayanallur I E
- Valathungal
- Vellimon