Best areas to live in Vasai-Virar
Air, heat, flood and greenery compared across 10 areas · free public data
Air is the main story: a typical Vasai-Virar area averages 41 µg/m³ of PM2.5 a year, and Nov–Jan pushes that to 65 µg/m³ — above India's daily limit of 60. Air varies little between areas — under 5 µg/m³ separates the cleanest from the most polluted.
Heat is a real factor, with around 101 hot or muggy days a year in a typical area and a hottest typical day near 44°C. The monsoon brings about 2,650 mm of rain. 40% of the 10 areas we compared sit 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
- 41 µg/m³
- Worst air (Nov–Jan)
- 65 µg/m³
- Heat-stress days
- 101 / year
- Monsoon rain
- 2,650 mm
Typical (median) area in Vasai-Virar.
Cleanest air
- 1Arnala 40130239.4 µg/m³
1.6 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 2Kelwa 40140139.4 µg/m³
1.6 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 3Chandansar 40130540.1 µg/m³
0.9 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 4Gass 40120340.2 µg/m³
0.8 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 5Girij 40120141.0 µg/m³
0.0 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 6Umela 40120241.0 µg/m³
0.0 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 7Kaman 40120841.4 µg/m³
-0.4 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 8Nallosapare E 40120941.6 µg/m³
-0.6 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 9Juchandra 40120541.6 µg/m³
-0.6 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 10Naigaon 40120743.7 µg/m³
-2.7 µg/m³ below the city's typical area; worst in Nov–Jan. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
Least heat stress
Heat stress is about the same across Vasai-Virar in this climate data (around 101 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.
- 1Gass 401203100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 2Kaman 401208100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 3Nallosapare E 401209100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 4Arnala 401302100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 5Chandansar 401305100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 6Kelwa 401401100/100
Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 7Girij 40120135/100
Inside the modelled flood zone but shallower than most (up to 1.7 m). · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 8Umela 40120235/100
Inside the modelled flood zone but shallower than most (up to 1.7 m). · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 9Juchandra 40120535/100
Inside the modelled flood zone but shallower than most (up to 1.7 m). · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 10Naigaon 40120735/100
Inside the modelled flood zone but shallower than most (up to 1.7 m). · Compare with Vasai-Virar
Greenest
- 1Naigaon 40120786% green
86% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 2Girij 40120181% green
81% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 3Arnala 40130281% green
81% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 4Chandansar 40130574% green
74% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 5Kelwa 40140166% green
66% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 6Gass 40120366% green
66% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 7Kaman 40120855% green
55% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 8Juchandra 40120548% green
48% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 9Nallosapare E 40120936% green
36% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 10Umela 40120230% green
30% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
Least crowded
- 1Arnala 4013022,304/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 4,601/km². · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 2Kaman 4012082,686/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 4,601/km². · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 3Juchandra 4012052,807/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 4,601/km². · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 4Kelwa 4014013,103/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 4,601/km². · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 5Chandansar 4013053,646/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 4,601/km². · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 6Girij 4012015,556/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 4,601/km². · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 7Naigaon 4012076,328/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 4,601/km². · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 8Gass 4012037,228/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 4,601/km². · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 9Umela 4012029,636/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 4,601/km². · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 10Nallosapare E 40120911,518/km²
Quieter than the city's typical 4,601/km². · Compare with Vasai-Virar
Best overall (free data)
Combines air, heat, flood and green only. It does not include commute or daily needs.
- 1Kelwa 40140169/100
Cleaner air than most of Vasai-Virar and less crowding than most of Vasai-Virar · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 2Chandansar 40130569/100
More greenery than most of Vasai-Virar and less crowding than most of Vasai-Virar · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 3Kaman 40120869/100
Less crowding than most of Vasai-Virar · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 4Nallosapare E 40120966/100
Close to the city average on every free check. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 5Arnala 40130261/100
Cleaner air than most of Vasai-Virar and more greenery than most of Vasai-Virar · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 6Gass 40120361/100
Close to the city average on every free check. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 7Juchandra 40120554/100
Less crowding than most of Vasai-Virar · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 8Naigaon 40120754/100
More greenery than most of Vasai-Virar · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 9Umela 40120251/100
Close to the city average on every free check. · Compare with Vasai-Virar
- 10Girij 40120147/100
More greenery than most of Vasai-Virar · Compare with Vasai-Virar
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.
- Girij 401201
In the modelled flood zone (up to 1.7 m) · Industrial area 0.9 km away
- Umela 401202
In the modelled flood zone (up to 1.7 m) · Industrial area 1.0 km away
- Juchandra 401205
In the modelled flood zone (up to 1.7 m)
- Naigaon 401207
In the modelled flood zone (up to 1.7 m)
- Kelwa 401401
Industrial area 0.5 km away