Best areas to live in Prayagraj
Air, heat, flood and greenery compared across 45 areas · free public data
Air is the main story: a typical Prayagraj area averages 71 µg/m³ of PM2.5 a year, and Nov–Jan pushes that to 120 µg/m³ — above India's daily limit of 60. Where you live matters: Zera (60 µg/m³) and C D A P (73 µg/m³) are 13 µg/m³ apart.
Heat is a real factor, with around 174 hot or muggy days a year in a typical area and a hottest typical day near 47°C. The monsoon brings about 807 mm of rain. Only 4 of 45 areas fall inside the modelled river/coastal flood zone. Green cover within a short walk is about a third of the land in a typical area (38%).
- Annual PM2.5
- 71 µg/m³
- Worst air (Nov–Jan)
- 120 µg/m³
- Heat-stress days
- 174 / year
- Monsoon rain
- 807 mm
Typical (median) area in Prayagraj.
Cleanest air
- 1Zera 21230360.0 µg/m³
11.2 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 2Paras 21220560.2 µg/m³
11.0 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 3Chheoki 21210562.2 µg/m³
9.0 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 4Chhatnag 21101963.0 µg/m³
8.2 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 5Naini 21100863.3 µg/m³
7.9 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 6Buir 22150863.7 µg/m³
7.5 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 7Bisara 21220163.9 µg/m³
7.3 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 8Central PO Kumbh Mela 21102066.0 µg/m³
5.2 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 9Khandesara 21101067.5 µg/m³
3.7 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 10Gohari 21101367.6 µg/m³
3.6 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Prayagraj
Least heat stress
Heat stress is about the same across Prayagraj in this climate data (around 174 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.
- 1Prayagraj HPO 211001100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 2Prayagraj Kty. 211002100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 3Prayagraj City 211003100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 4Cavellary Lines 211004100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 5Mohabbatganj Uparhar 211007100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 6Naini 211008100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 7Sulem Sarai 211011100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 8Ganja 211012100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 9Gohari 211013100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 10C D A P 211014100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Prayagraj
Greenest
- 1Gohari 21101369% green
69% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 2Khandesara 21101067% green
67% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 3Dari 21230266% green
66% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 4Bisara 21220166% green
66% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 5Bidaom 21220662% green
62% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 6Belwa 22150762% green
62% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 7Buir 22150860% green
60% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 8Paras 21220556% green
56% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 9Zera 21230354% green
54% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Prayagraj
- 10Chheoki 21210547% green
47% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Prayagraj
Least crowded
- 1Paras 2122051,583/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (24,614/km²). · Compare with Prayagraj
- 2Buir 2215082,149/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (24,614/km²). · Compare with Prayagraj
- 3Zera 2123032,778/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (24,614/km²). · Compare with Prayagraj
- 4Gohari 2110133,393/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (24,614/km²). · Compare with Prayagraj
- 5Central PO Kumbh Mela 2110203,942/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (24,614/km²). · Compare with Prayagraj
- 6Prayagraj Fort 2110055,204/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (24,614/km²). · Compare with Prayagraj
- 7Belwa 2215075,553/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (24,614/km²). · Compare with Prayagraj
- 8Khandesara 2110109,464/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (24,614/km²). · Compare with Prayagraj
- 9Bisara 2122019,779/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (24,614/km²). · Compare with Prayagraj
- 10Chheoki 21210511,970/km²
Less than half the city's typical density (24,614/km²). · Compare with Prayagraj
Best overall (free data)
Combines air, heat, flood and green only. It does not include commute or daily needs.
- 1Zera 21230352/100
Cleaner air than most of Prayagraj and more greenery than most of Prayagraj · Compare with Prayagraj
- 2Paras 21220552/100
Cleaner air than most of Prayagraj and more greenery than most of Prayagraj · Compare with Prayagraj
- 3Chheoki 21210551/100
Cleaner air than most of Prayagraj and more greenery than most of Prayagraj · Compare with Prayagraj
- 4Buir 22150851/100
Cleaner air than most of Prayagraj and more greenery than most of Prayagraj · Compare with Prayagraj
- 5Bisara 21220151/100
Cleaner air than most of Prayagraj and more greenery than most of Prayagraj · Compare with Prayagraj
- 6Gohari 21101350/100
Cleaner air than most of Prayagraj and more greenery than most of Prayagraj · Compare with Prayagraj
- 7Subedarganj 21101549/100
Cleaner air than most of Prayagraj and more greenery than most of Prayagraj · Compare with Prayagraj
- 8Bidaom 21220649/100
More greenery than most of Prayagraj · Compare with Prayagraj
- 9Dari 21230249/100
More greenery than most of Prayagraj · Compare with Prayagraj
- 10Cavellary Lines 21100448/100
More greenery than most of Prayagraj · Compare with Prayagraj
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.
- Daraganj 211006
In the modelled flood zone (up to 1.2 m) · Industrial area 0.4 km away
- Khandesara 211010
In the modelled flood zone (up to 2.2 m) · Industrial area 0.6 km away
- Prayagraj Fort 211005
In the modelled flood zone (up to 8.8 m)
- Naini 211008
Industrial area 0.3 km away
- Chhatnag 211019
Industrial area 0.7 km away
- Central PO Kumbh Mela 211020
In the modelled flood zone (up to 7.3 m)
- Chheoki 212105
Industrial area 0.5 km away
All Prayagraj localities
- Arai
- Bamrauli
- Bari
- Baserhi
- Belwa
- Bidaom
- Bisara
- Buir
- C D A P
- Cavellary Lines
- Central PO Kumbh Mela
- Chaka
- Chamu
- Chhatnag
- Chheoki
- Daraganj
- Dari
- Deeha
- G T B Nagar
- Ganja
- Gohari
- Handia
- Hata
- Jagdishpur
- Kahli
- Kamlanagar
- Katari
- Khandesara
- Kotwa
- Mohabbatganj Uparhar
- Naini
- Nara
- Nawawan
- Newada
- Paras
- Prayagraj City
- Prayagraj Fort
- Prayagraj HPO
- Prayagraj Kty.
- Prayagraj NDC
- Soron
- Subedarganj
- Sulem Sarai
- Ulda
- Zera