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Amritsar vs Hajipur

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar and Hajipur.

Cleaner right now: Amritsar (102-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Amritsar cleaner 936/1505 daysYoY 20172024: Amritsar -24.4% · Hajipur +74.7%

Live AQI from Open-Meteo CAMS (~45 km global model, updated hourly). Multi-year history from CPCB station data via aqinow.co pipeline (2016–2024, station-level daily records).

AQI Comparison

🏆 Cleaner

Amritsar

Punjab, India

Moderate

PM2.5: 68.5 µg/m³

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Hajipur

Bihar, India

Poor

PM2.5: 99.0 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantAmritsarHajipur
PM2.5(µg/m³)68.5099.00
PM10(µg/m³)84.10111.80
NO₂(µg/m³)30.4049.30
SO₂(µg/m³)6.7018.10
O₃(µg/m³)41.0019.00
CO(µg/m³)756.00784.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Amritsar averaged an AQI of 124 while Hajipur averaged 173 — a 49-point (40%) gap, with Hajipur the more polluted and Amritsar the cleaner of the two. On 1505 days when both cities reported, Amritsar was cleaner on 936 of them; the average daily gap was 67 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Amritsar peaks in November, while Hajipur peaks in December. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hajipur was 0.3% Severe and 36.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Hajipur 36 days.

Year-over-year progress

Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Hajipur has worsened by 74 AQI points (74.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Hajipur hit AQI 427 at Industrial Area (BSPCB) on 2024-11-12.

Station-level disparity

Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Hajipur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 149, max 149).

Verdict

🏆 Amritsar has better air quality with an AQI of 129 compared to Hajipur's 231. That's a significant difference of 102 points.

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