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Begusarai vs Charkhi Dādri

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Charkhi Dādri.

Cleaner right now: Charkhi Dādri (67-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Charkhi Dādri cleaner 218/340 daysYoY 20232024: Begusarai -51.7% · Charkhi Dādri -26%

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

Begusarai

Bihar, India

Poor

PM2.5: 95.9 µg/m³

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🏆 Cleaner

Charkhi Dādri

Haryana, India

Moderate

PM2.5: 65.0 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantBegusaraiCharkhi Dādri
PM2.5(µg/m³)95.9065.00
PM10(µg/m³)109.00178.80
NO₂(µg/m³)51.4015.00
SO₂(µg/m³)17.309.50
O₃(µg/m³)29.0071.00
CO(µg/m³)672.00540.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Begusarai averaged an AQI of 128 while Charkhi Dādri averaged 145 — a 17-point (13%) gap, with Charkhi Dādri the more polluted and Begusarai the cleaner of the two. On 340 days when both cities reported, Charkhi Dādri was cleaner on 218 of them; the average daily gap was 97 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Begusarai peaks in January, while Charkhi Dādri peaks in November. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Charkhi Dādri was 0.7% Severe and 28% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Charkhi Dādri 48 days.

Year-over-year progress

Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Charkhi Dādri has improved by 51 AQI points (26%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Charkhi Dādri hit AQI 470 at Mini Secretariat Charkhi (HSPCB) on 2021-11-12.

Station-level disparity

Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Charkhi Dādri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162).

Verdict

🏆 Charkhi Dādri has better air quality with an AQI of 153 compared to Begusarai's 220. That's a significant difference of 67 points.

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