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Baripāda vs Bhilwara

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Baripāda and Bhilwara.

Cleaner right now: Bhilwara (61-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Bhilwara cleaner 262/459 daysYoY 20222024: Baripāda -41.8% · Bhilwara -27.4%

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

Baripāda

Odisha, India

Satisfactory

PM2.5: 58.1 µg/m³

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🏆 Cleaner

Bhilwara

Rajasthan, India

Good

PM2.5: 21.4 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantBaripādaBhilwara
PM2.5(µg/m³)58.1021.40
PM10(µg/m³)63.3035.40
NO₂(µg/m³)25.508.30
SO₂(µg/m³)3.905.70
O₃(µg/m³)21.0051.00
CO(µg/m³)338.00150.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Baripāda averaged an AQI of 121 while Bhilwara averaged 98 — a 23-point (23%) gap, with Baripāda the more polluted and Bhilwara the cleaner of the two. On 459 days when both cities reported, Bhilwara was cleaner on 262 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Baripāda peaks in January, while Bhilwara peaks in December. Baripāda logged 0% Severe days and 45.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhilwara was 0% Severe and 54.900000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Baripāda 45 days, Bhilwara 35 days.

Year-over-year progress

Baripāda has improved by 87 AQI points (41.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Bhilwara has improved by 37 AQI points (27.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Baripāda reached AQI 370 at Meher Colony (OSPCB) on 2024-01-15; Bhilwara hit AQI 331 at Pratap Nagar (RSPCB) on 2023-12-27.

Station-level disparity

Baripāda spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127); Bhilwara spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).

Verdict

🏆 Bhilwara has better air quality with an AQI of 36 compared to Baripāda's 97. That's a significant difference of 61 points.

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