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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Organisation

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Sectors

Environment and Forest

Update Frequency

Daily

Granularity

State, Area, Pollutant

Time Saved

6 hours

Number of Rows

483086

Number of Columns

Sources

Central Pollution Control Board: Daily AQI Bulletin

Time Period

2015 to 2026

Units

aqi_value in indices

number_of_monitoring_stations in absolute number

Last Updated

February, 2026

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date	state	area	number_of_monitoring_stations	prominent_pollutants	aqi_value	air_quality_status	unit
19-02-2026	Haryana	Fatehabad	1	O3	106	Moderate	number_of_monitoring_stations in Absolute Number, aqi_value in Indices
19-02-2026	Karnataka	Tumakuru	1	PM2.5	190	Moderate	number_of_monitoring_stations in Absolute Number, aqi_value in Indices
19-02-2026	Uttar Pradesh	Vrindavan	1	PM10	53	Satisfactory	number_of_monitoring_stations in Absolute Number, aqi_value in Indices
19-02-2026	Andhra Pradesh	Visakhapatnam	1	PM10	143	Moderate	number_of_monitoring_stations in Absolute Number, aqi_value in Indices
19-02-2026	Maharashtra	Virar	1	PM10	48	Good	number_of_monitoring_stations in Absolute Number, aqi_value in Indices
19-02-2026	Andhra Pradesh	Vijayawada	3	PM2.5	62	Satisfactory	number_of_monitoring_stations in Absolute Number, aqi_value in Indices
19-02-2026	Karnataka	Vijayapura	1	PM10	62	Satisfactory	number_of_monitoring_stations in Absolute Number, aqi_value in Indices
19-02-2026	Gujarat	Vatva	1	PM2.5	143	Moderate	number_of_monitoring_stations in Absolute Number, aqi_value in Indices
19-02-2026	Uttar Pradesh	Varanasi	4	PM2.5,PM10	76	Satisfactory	number_of_monitoring_stations in Absolute Number, aqi_value in Indices
19-02-2026	Gujarat	Vadodara	1	PM2.5	152	Moderate	number_of_monitoring_stations in Absolute Number, aqi_value in Indices

Metadata

Name	Number of Distinct Values	Number of Unique Values	Type	Count
date	3935	3935	Date	483086
state	32	32	String	483086
area	301	301	String	483086
number_of_monitoring_stations	41	41	Float64	482945
prominent_pollutants	60	60	String	483085
aqi_value	497	497	Float64	483086
air_quality_status	6	6	String	483086
unit	1	1	String	483086
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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