Dataset Overview

The datasets contains date- and state-wise historically compiled data on air quality (by pollution level) in rural and urban areas of India from the year 2015 , as measured by Central Pollution Board (CPCB) through its daily (24 hourly measurements, taken at 4 PM everyday) Air Quality Index (AQI) reports. The CPCB measures air quality by continuous online monitoring of various pollutants such as...

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Number of Rows

509663

Number of Columns

Time Period

2015 to 2026

Update FrequencyUpdate Frequency At Source

Daily

Last UpdatedLast Updated at Dataful

June, 2026

Granularity

State, Area, Pollutant

Time Saved

6 hours

Units

aqi_value in indices

number_of_monitoring_stations in absolute number

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date	state	area	number_of_monitoring_stations	prominent_pollutants	aqi_value	air_quality_status	unit
10-06-2026	Haryana	Dharuhera	1	PM2.5	129	Moderate	number_of_monitoring_stations in Absolute Number, aqi_value in Indices
10-06-2026	Karnataka	Kalaburagi	1	CO	29	Good	number_of_monitoring_stations in Absolute Number, aqi_value in Indices
10-06-2026	Uttar Pradesh	Vrindavan	1	PM10	75	Satisfactory	number_of_monitoring_stations in Absolute Number, aqi_value in Indices
10-06-2026	Andhra Pradesh	Visakhapatnam	1	PM10	142	Moderate	number_of_monitoring_stations in Absolute Number, aqi_value in Indices
10-06-2026	Maharashtra	Virar	1	NH3	31	Good	number_of_monitoring_stations in Absolute Number, aqi_value in Indices
10-06-2026	Andhra Pradesh	Vijayawada	4	PM10	72	Satisfactory	number_of_monitoring_stations in Absolute Number, aqi_value in Indices
10-06-2026	Karnataka	Vijayapura	1	PM10	39	Good	number_of_monitoring_stations in Absolute Number, aqi_value in Indices
10-06-2026	Gujarat	Vatva	1	PM10	122	Moderate	number_of_monitoring_stations in Absolute Number, aqi_value in Indices
10-06-2026	Uttar Pradesh	Varanasi	4	PM10	77	Satisfactory	number_of_monitoring_stations in Absolute Number, aqi_value in Indices
10-06-2026	Gujarat	Vapi	1	PM10	93	Satisfactory	number_of_monitoring_stations in Absolute Number, aqi_value in Indices

Metadata

Name	Number of Distinct Values	Number of Unique Values	Type	Count
date	4046	4046	Date	509663
state	32	32	String	509663
area	307	307	String	509663
number_of_monitoring_stations	47	47	Float64	509522
prominent_pollutants	60	60	String	509662
aqi_value	497	497	Float64	509663
air_quality_status	6	6	String	509663
unit	1	1	String	509663
note	1	1	String	0

Citation

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Day wise, State wise Air Quality Index (AQI) of Major Cities and Towns in India [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/18571

Day wise, State wise Air Quality Index (AQI) of Major Cities and Towns in India

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