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Gaya vs Khanna

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gaya and Khanna.

Cleaner right now: Gaya (36-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Khanna cleaner 541/707 daysYoY 20162024: Gaya -44.7% · Khanna +4.1%

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

🏆 Cleaner

Gaya

Bihar, India

Satisfactory

PM2.5: 57.7 µg/m³

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Khanna

Punjab, India

Moderate

PM2.5: 69.4 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantGayaKhanna
PM2.5(µg/m³)57.7069.40
PM10(µg/m³)67.5098.50
NO₂(µg/m³)19.6037.80
SO₂(µg/m³)12.2014.60
O₃(µg/m³)62.0037.00
CO(µg/m³)427.00797.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Gaya averaged an AQI of 110 while Khanna averaged 102 — a 8-point (8%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Khanna the cleaner of the two. On 707 days when both cities reported, Khanna was cleaner on 541 of them; the average daily gap was 74 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Gaya peaks in January, while Khanna peaks in November. Gaya logged 1.7% Severe days and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Khanna was 0% Severe and 61.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gaya 52 days, Khanna 60 days.

Year-over-year progress

Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Khanna has worsened by 4 AQI points (4.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gaya reached AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15; Khanna hit AQI 297 at Kalal Majra (PPCB) on 2023-11-09.

Station-level disparity

Gaya spans 3 CPCB stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173); Khanna spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 100, max 100).

Verdict

🏆 Gaya has better air quality with an AQI of 96 compared to Khanna's 132.

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