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Bhagalpur vs Thanjavur

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhagalpur and Thanjavur.

Cleaner right now: Thanjavur (74-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Thanjavur cleaner 69/69 days

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

Bhagalpur

Bihar, India

Satisfactory

PM2.5: 56.2 µg/m³

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🏆 Cleaner

Thanjavur

Tamil Nadu, India

Good

PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantBhagalpurThanjavur
PM2.5(µg/m³)56.2012.00
PM10(µg/m³)62.6013.70
NO₂(µg/m³)14.109.70
SO₂(µg/m³)24.003.90
O₃(µg/m³)121.0038.00
CO(µg/m³)527.00163.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Bhagalpur averaged an AQI of 164 while Thanjavur averaged 42 — a 122-point (290%) gap, with Bhagalpur the more polluted and Thanjavur the cleaner of the two. On 69 days when both cities reported, Thanjavur was cleaner on 69 of them; the average daily gap was 146 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Bhagalpur peaks in January, while Thanjavur peaks in November. Bhagalpur logged 1.9% Severe days and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thanjavur was 0% Severe and 98.60000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhagalpur 20 days, Thanjavur 21 days.

Year-over-year progress

The worst recorded day for Bhagalpur reached AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30; Thanjavur hit AQI 140 at Parisutham Nagar (TNPCB) on 2024-11-01.

Station-level disparity

Bhagalpur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196); Thanjavur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).

Verdict

🏆 Thanjavur has better air quality with an AQI of 20 compared to Bhagalpur's 94. That's a significant difference of 74 points.

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