Bikaner vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bikaner and Rajgir.
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, Bikaner averaged an AQI of 154 while Rajgir averaged 124 — a 30-point (24%) gap, with Bikaner the more polluted and Rajgir the cleaner of the two. On 510 days when both cities reported, Rajgir was cleaner on 367 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Bikaner logged 0.1% Severe days and 21.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bikaner 15 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bikaner has improved by 16 AQI points (9.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bikaner reached AQI 403 at MM Ground (RSPCB) on 2024-11-17; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Bikaner spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).