Bhilai vs Gaya
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Gaya.
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
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bhilai averaged an AQI of 73 while Gaya averaged 110 — a 37-point (51%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 809 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 730 of them; the average daily gap was 89 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhilai peaks in November, while Gaya peaks in January. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gaya was 1.7% Severe and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Gaya 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Gaya hit AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Gaya spans 3 stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173).