Best areas to live in Kota
Air, heat, flood and greenery compared across 8 areas · free public data
Air is the main story: a typical Kota area averages 53 µg/m³ of PM2.5 a year, and Nov–Jan pushes that to 81 µg/m³ — above India's daily limit of 60. Where you live matters: Udyog Puri Kota (49 µg/m³) and New Grain Mandi Kota (56 µg/m³) are 7 µg/m³ apart.
Heat is a real factor, with around 102 hot or muggy days a year in a typical area and a hottest typical day near 45°C. The monsoon brings about 919 mm of rain. None of the 8 areas we compared sit inside the modelled river/coastal flood zone. Green cover within a short walk is about a tenth of the land in a typical area (17%).
- Annual PM2.5
- 53 µg/m³
- Worst air (Nov–Jan)
- 81 µg/m³
- Heat-stress days
- 102 / year
- Monsoon rain
- 919 mm
Typical (median) area in Kota.
Cleanest air
- 1Udyog Puri Kota 32400448.7 µg/m³
4.5 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Kota
- 2Nanta 32400850.2 µg/m³
3.0 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Kota
- 3Sogaria 32400251.4 µg/m³
1.8 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Kota
- 4Kota 32400152.8 µg/m³
0.4 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan.
- 5Industerial Estate Kota 32400353.5 µg/m³
-0.3 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Kota
- 6P.I.P. Kota 32400553.6 µg/m³
-0.4 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Kota
- 7Kota City 32400654.4 µg/m³
-1.2 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Kota
- 8New Grain Mandi Kota 32400755.6 µg/m³
-2.4 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Kota
Least heat stress
Heat stress is about the same across Kota in this climate data (around 102 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.
- 1Kota 324001100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying.
- 2Sogaria 324002100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Kota
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Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Kota
- 4Udyog Puri Kota 324004100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Kota
- 5P.I.P. Kota 324005100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Kota
- 6Kota City 324006100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Kota
- 7New Grain Mandi Kota 324007100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Kota
- 8Nanta 324008100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Kota
Greenest
- 1Kota 32400157% green
57% of land within 500 m is green.
- 2Sogaria 32400253% green
53% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Kota
- 3Udyog Puri Kota 32400436% green
36% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Kota
- 4Industerial Estate Kota 32400318% green
18% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Kota
- 5P.I.P. Kota 32400515% green
15% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Kota
- 6New Grain Mandi Kota 32400712% green
12% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Kota
- 7Nanta 32400810% green
10% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Kota
- 8Kota City 3240066% green
6% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Kota
Least crowded
- 1Udyog Puri Kota 3240043,543/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (8,042/km²). · Compare with Kota
- 2Kota 3240014,986/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 8,042/km².
- 3Industerial Estate Kota 3240037,984/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 8,042/km². · Compare with Kota
- 4Nanta 3240088,038/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 8,042/km². · Compare with Kota
- 5Sogaria 3240028,046/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 8,042/km². · Compare with Kota
- 6New Grain Mandi Kota 32400710,628/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 8,042/km². · Compare with Kota
- 7P.I.P. Kota 32400511,129/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 8,042/km². · Compare with Kota
- 8Kota City 32400611,195/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 8,042/km². · Compare with Kota
Best overall (free data)
Combines air, heat, flood and green only. It does not include commute or daily needs.
- 1Sogaria 32400265/100
Cleaner air than most of Kota and more greenery than most of Kota · Compare with Kota
- 2Kota 32400164/100
More greenery than most of Kota and less crowding than most of Kota
- 3Udyog Puri Kota 32400463/100
Cleaner air than most of Kota and more greenery than most of Kota · Compare with Kota
- 4
Close to the city average on every free check. · Compare with Kota
- 5Nanta 32400856/100
Cleaner air than most of Kota · Compare with Kota
- 6P.I.P. Kota 32400556/100
Close to the city average on every free check. · Compare with Kota
- 7
Close to the city average on every free check. · Compare with Kota
- 8Kota City 32400653/100
Close to the city average on every free check. · Compare with Kota
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.
- Industerial Estate Kota 324003
Industrial area next door
- Udyog Puri Kota 324004
Industrial area next door
- P.I.P. Kota 324005
Industrial area 0.1 km away
- Kota City 324006
Industrial area 0.6 km away
- New Grain Mandi Kota 324007
Industrial area 0.7 km away