Bhilai vs Hanumāngarh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Hanumāngarh.
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 Hanumāngarh averaged 178 — a 105-point (144%) gap, with Hanumāngarh the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 609 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 559 of them; the average daily gap was 101 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhilai peaks in November, while Hanumāngarh peaks in January. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hanumāngarh was 2.8% Severe and 20% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Hanumāngarh 22 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Hanumāngarh has improved by 13 AQI points (6.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Hanumāngarh hit AQI 447 at Housing Board (RSPCB) on 2023-11-25.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Hanumāngarh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 184, max 184).