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Best areas to live in Patna

Air, heat, flood and greenery compared across 41 areas · free public data

Nov–Jan is the hard season here. PM2.5 averages 146 µg/m³ in those months, over India's daily limit, against 82 µg/m³ across the year. Where you live matters: Mahendru (74 µg/m³) and Sadaquat Ashram (84 µg/m³) are 10 µg/m³ apart.

Heat is a real factor, with around 172 hot or muggy days a year in a typical area and a hottest typical day near 46°C. The monsoon brings about 727 mm of rain. Only 2 of 41 areas fall inside the modelled river/coastal flood zone. Green cover within a short walk is very little of the land in a typical area (10%).

Annual PM2.5
82 µg/m³
Worst air (Nov–Jan)
146 µg/m³
Heat-stress days
172 / year
Monsoon rain
727 mm

Typical (median) area in Patna.

Cleanest air

  1. 1
    Mahendru 80000674.2 µg/m³

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

  2. 2
    Chaughara 80000875.3 µg/m³

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

  3. 3
    Aiims 80150775.5 µg/m³

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

  4. 4
    Bina 85213475.9 µg/m³

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

  5. 5
    Bairia 80000776.2 µg/m³

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

  6. 6
    Kothia 80000977.0 µg/m³

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

  7. 7
    Digha 80001277.1 µg/m³

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

  8. 8
    Hajipur 84410177.4 µg/m³

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

  9. 9
    Paura 84411777.9 µg/m³

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

  10. 10
    Sonepur 84110178.5 µg/m³

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

Least heat stress

Heat stress is about the same across Patna in this climate data (around 172 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
    Patna 800001100/100

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

  2. 2
    Pakri 800002100/100

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

  3. 3
    Kadamkuan 800003100/100

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

  4. 4
    Bankipore 800004100/100

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

  5. 5
    Patna University 800005100/100

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

  6. 6
    Bairia 800007100/100

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

  7. 7
    Chaughara 800008100/100

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

  8. 8
    Patliputra 800013100/100

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

  9. 9
    BV College 800014100/100

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

  10. 10
    Patna Sectt 800015100/100

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

Greenest

  1. 1
    BV College 80001459% green

    59% of land within 500 m is green.

  2. 2
    Mahendru 80000657% green

    57% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Patna

  3. 3
    Bairia 80000754% green

    54% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Patna

  4. 4
    Aiims 80150753% green

    53% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Patna

  5. 5
    Kothia 80000952% green

    52% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Patna

  6. 6
    Khagaul 80110551% green

    51% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Patna

  7. 7
    Sonepur 84110151% green

    51% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Patna

  8. 8
    Hajipur 84410146% green

    46% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Patna

  9. 9
    Bina 85213441% green

    41% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Patna

  10. 10
    Sadaquat Ashram 80001033% green

    33% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Patna

Least crowded

  1. 1
    Kothia 8000091,097/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (27,476/km²). · Compare with Patna

  2. 2
    Mahendru 8000061,264/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (27,476/km²). · Compare with Patna

  3. 3
    Aiims 8015071,627/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (27,476/km²). · Compare with Patna

  4. 4
    Bairia 8000073,327/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (27,476/km²). · Compare with Patna

  5. 5
    Bina 8521349,716/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (27,476/km²). · Compare with Patna

  6. 6
    Digha 80001210,661/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (27,476/km²). · Compare with Patna

  7. 7
    Sonepur 84110112,901/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (27,476/km²). · Compare with Patna

  8. 8
    BV College 80001413,828/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 27,476/km².

  9. 9
    Hajipur 84410115,033/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 27,476/km². · Compare with Patna

  10. 10
    Khagaul 80110518,790/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 27,476/km². · Compare with Patna

Best overall (free data)

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

  1. 1
    Aiims 80150749/100

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

  2. 2
    Bairia 80000748/100

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

  3. 3
    Hajipur 84410148/100

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

  4. 4
    Sonepur 84110148/100

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

  5. 5
    Khagaul 80110548/100

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

  6. 6
    BV College 80001448/100

    More greenery than most of Patna and less crowding than most of Patna

  7. 7
    Bina 85213447/100

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

  8. 8
    Patna Sectt 80001545/100

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

  9. 9
    Kothia 80000944/100

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

  10. 10
    Patna University 80000542/100

    More greenery than most of Patna

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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