Best areas to live in Mangaluru
Air, heat, flood and greenery compared across 25 areas · free public data
Air stays within India's daily limit all year in most of Mangaluru: 27 µg/m³ on average, peaking at 37 µg/m³ in Jan–Mar. Where you live matters: Pavur (24 µg/m³) and Meenakaliya (30 µg/m³) are 6 µg/m³ apart.
A typical area has about 56 hot or muggy days a year; the hottest typical day reaches 37°C. The monsoon brings about 2,684 mm of rain. Only 2 of 25 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 (66%).
- Annual PM2.5
- 27 µg/m³
- Worst air (Jan–Mar)
- 37 µg/m³
- Heat-stress days
- 56 / year
- Monsoon rain
- 2,684 mm
Typical (median) area in Mangaluru.
Cleanest air
- 1Pavur 57419924.1 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 35 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 2Malali 57415124.3 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 35 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 3Yekkar 57450924.8 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 36 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 4Kuthethur 57503025.0 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 36 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 5Kudupu 57502825.2 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 37 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 6Kulshekar 57500525.3 µg/m³
Even Dec–Feb averages 37 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 7Shakthinagar (Dakshina Kannada) 57501625.4 µg/m³
Even Dec–Feb averages 37 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 8Bajpe 57414225.5 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 37 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 9Kunjathbail 57501525.5 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 37 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 10Adyar 57500725.8 µg/m³
Even Jan–Mar averages 35 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Mangaluru
Least heat stress
Heat stress is about the same across Mangaluru in this climate data (around 56 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.
- 1Bajpe 574142100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 2Malali 574151100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 3Pavur 574199100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 4Yekkar 574509100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 5Mangaluru 575001100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying.
- 6Nagori 575002100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 7Kodiyalbail 575003100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 8Bijai 575004100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 9Kulshekar 575005100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 10Ashoknagar(MR) 575006100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Mangaluru
Greenest
- 1Yekkar 57450999% green
99% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 2Pavur 57419998% green
98% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 3Kuthethur 57503094% green
94% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 4Malali 57415192% green
92% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 5Jokatte 57501189% green
89% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 6Bondel 57500886% green
86% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 7Madoor 57502280% green
80% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 8MSEZ Colony 57501980% green
80% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 9Adyar 57500777% green
77% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Mangaluru
- 10Bajpe 57414273% green
73% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Mangaluru
Least crowded
- 1Kuthethur 5750302,026/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (6,183/km²). · Compare with Mangaluru
- 2Yekkar 5745092,044/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (6,183/km²). · Compare with Mangaluru
- 3Pavur 5741992,322/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (6,183/km²). · Compare with Mangaluru
- 4Malali 5741512,956/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (6,183/km²). · Compare with Mangaluru
- 5Adyar 5750073,409/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 6,183/km². · Compare with Mangaluru
- 6Jokatte 5750114,045/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 6,183/km². · Compare with Mangaluru
- 7Bajpe 5741424,811/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 6,183/km². · Compare with Mangaluru
- 8Kudupu 5750284,947/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 6,183/km². · Compare with Mangaluru
- 9Sandspit 5750134,992/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 6,183/km². · Compare with Mangaluru
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Quieter than the city's typical 6,183/km². · Compare with Mangaluru
Best overall (free data)
Combines air, heat, flood and green only. It does not include commute or daily needs.
- 1Pavur 57419981/100
Cleaner air than most of Mangaluru and more greenery than most of Mangaluru · Compare with Mangaluru
- 2Malali 57415181/100
Cleaner air than most of Mangaluru and more greenery than most of Mangaluru · Compare with Mangaluru
- 3Yekkar 57450981/100
Cleaner air than most of Mangaluru and more greenery than most of Mangaluru · Compare with Mangaluru
- 4Kuthethur 57503081/100
Cleaner air than most of Mangaluru and more greenery than most of Mangaluru · Compare with Mangaluru
- 5Kudupu 57502881/100
Cleaner air than most of Mangaluru and more greenery than most of Mangaluru · Compare with Mangaluru
- 6Kulshekar 57500581/100
Cleaner air than most of Mangaluru · Compare with Mangaluru
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Cleaner air than most of Mangaluru · Compare with Mangaluru
- 8Bajpe 57414281/100
Cleaner air than most of Mangaluru and more greenery than most of Mangaluru · Compare with Mangaluru
- 9Kunjathbail 57501581/100
Cleaner air than most of Mangaluru · Compare with Mangaluru
- 10Bondel 57500881/100
Cleaner air than most of Mangaluru and more greenery than most of Mangaluru · Compare with Mangaluru
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.
- Bajpe 574142
Industrial area 1.0 km away
- Mangaluru 575001
Industrial area 0.5 km away
- Nagori 575002
Industrial area 0.5 km away
- Kodiyalbail 575003
Industrial area 0.3 km away
- Bijai 575004
Industrial area next door
- Kulshekar 575005
Industrial area next door
- Ashoknagar(MR) 575006
Industrial area 0.9 km away
- Adyar 575007
In the modelled flood zone (up to 3.5 m)
- Bondel 575008
Industrial area 0.5 km away
- Jalligudde 575009
In the modelled flood zone (up to 3.5 m)
- Meenakaliya 575010
Industrial area next door
- Jokatte 575011
Industrial area 0.4 km away