Most Polluted Cities — 2026-04-18
Last updated: 4/17/2026, 8:20:49 PM · 486 cities
On 2026-04-18, 486 Indian cities were measured on the NAQI scale. This page lists the most polluted among them. Gangtok, Sikkim ranked first with an AQI of 500 (Severe).
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| # | City | AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GangtokSikkim | 500 |
| 2 | LucknowUttar Pradesh | 371 |
| 3 | PanipatHaryana | 365 |
| 4 | AgraUttar Pradesh | 334 |
| 5 | AmbalaHaryana | 314 |
| 6 | FirozabadUttar Pradesh | 311 |
| 7 | DamohMadhya Pradesh | 293 |
| 8 | SaharanpurUttar Pradesh | 282 |
| 9 | AhmedabadGujarat | 270 |
| 10 | SiliguriWest Bengal | 254 |
| 11 | KarnalHaryana | 253 |
| 12 | GayaBihar | 240 |
| 13 | Patna SahibBihar | 228 |
| 14 | BilaspurChhattisgarh | 221 |
| 15 | JaunpurUttar Pradesh | 211 |
| 16 | SeoniMadhya Pradesh | 199 |
| 17 | EtawahUttar Pradesh | 194 |
| 18 | HardoiUttar Pradesh | 192 |
| 19 | BikanerRajasthan | 185 |
| 20 | ChandrapurMaharashtra | 183 |
| 21 | MorenaMadhya Pradesh | 181 |
| 22 | DhuleMaharashtra | 180 |
| 23 | LakhimpurUttar Pradesh | 179 |
| 24 | BastiUttar Pradesh | 179 |
| 25 | SitapurUttar Pradesh | 176 |