Jharkhand
11 monitoring stations · readings from 111 to 151
Average AQI
Air quality in Jharkhand
Air quality in Jharkhand is currently 131 on the AQI scale, which falls in the Unhealthy for Sensitive band. That number is the average across every monitoring station reporting in Jharkhand right now.
We aggregate 11 stations across Jharkhand. Individual stations range from 111 at the cleanest to 151 at the worst, so conditions vary across Jharkhand — the local figure matters more than the average.
Jharkhand breaks down into 5 cities you can open individually. Of those listed below, Dhanbad is reading highest at 150 and Chittaranjan lowest at 124.
Readings refresh hourly from the official monitoring networks we track. Conditions can change quickly, so check back before planning time outdoors.
What to do at unhealthy for sensitive levels
Outdoor activity
Healthy adults are unlikely to be affected, but shorten heavy exertion outdoors and take breaks.
Sensitive groups
Children, older adults, pregnant people and anyone with asthma, COPD or heart disease should cut back on prolonged outdoor exertion.
Indoor air
Keep windows shut during the worst hours and run a purifier with a HEPA filter if you have one.
Cities in Jharkhand
5 cities
150Dhanbad
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 149–151
136Jamshedpur
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 136–136
Chakradharpur
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 126–126
125Ranchi
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 6
- Range
- 111–142
Chittaranjan
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 124–124
About Jharkhand
Coordinates
23.367, 85.781
Centroid of monitored stations
Stations
11
Reporting in this area
Spread
111 – 151
Cleanest to worst station reading
Jharkhand air quality, answered
Jharkhand is currently reading an AQI of 131, which is Unhealthy for Sensitive. It is the average across 11 reporting stations.
Healthy adults are unlikely to be affected, but shorten heavy exertion outdoors and take breaks. Children, older adults, pregnant people and anyone with asthma, COPD or heart disease should cut back on prolonged outdoor exertion.
131 sits in the Unhealthy for Sensitive band of the air quality index. The index runs from 0 to 500, and the lower the number the cleaner the air.
We currently aggregate 11 stations in Jharkhand, reading between 111 and 151.
Of the cities currently listed for Jharkhand, Dhanbad is reading highest at 150 (Unhealthy for Sensitive).
Hourly. We pull from the official monitoring networks that publish for this region, and this page refreshes on the same cadence.
See Jharkhand on the map.
Every station around it, live — or find out what today's reading means for you personally.