Alīgarh vs Dhangaḍhi̇̄
Tree cover and air quality for both, measured the same way: Sentinel-2 imagery at 10 m detail over a 2 km radius from each city centre, and the live US EPA air quality index. Same radius and same index, so the two numbers compare directly.
Dhangaḍhi̇̄ has more tree cover — 74.8% against 15.2%.
Dhangaḍhi̇̄ has cleaner air right now — AQI 122 against 151.
- Tree cover gap
- 59.6 points
- Dhangaḍhi̇̄ is ahead.
- Air quality gap
- 29 AQI
- Dhangaḍhi̇̄ is cleaner.
- Trees between them
- 188K
- Dhangaḍhi̇̄ has more standing.
India
Nepal
Tree cover
Share of the 2 km radius under canopy.
15.2%
74.8%
Air quality index
US EPA index, live, with its band. Lower is better.
151 · Unhealthy
122 · Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Trees standing
Estimated from the measured canopy area.
47.4K
235K
Trees still needed
To reach the same canopy target. Fewer is better.
77.3K
0
CO₂ absorbed each year
By the trees already standing.
1.0M kg
5.2M kg
Air quality in detail
What each city is breathing
Concentrations in µg/m³, measured at the same moment as the index above. Lower is better in every row. Dhangaḍhi̇̄ is read from nearby ground stations and Alīgarh is modelled — worth knowing, since the two are not quite like for like.
PM2.5
Fine particles, the pollutant that usually sets the index.
55.8 µg/m³
44.1 µg/m³
The last week, day by day
A single reading can catch a city on a bad afternoon. The week says whether it was the weather or the place.
| Day | Alīgarh | Dhangaḍhi̇̄ |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Sept | 165 | 74 |
| 24 Sept | 77 | 56 |
| 25 Sept | 78 | 56 |
| 26 Sept | 70 | 52 |
| 27 Sept | 68 | 52 |
| 28 Sept | 106 | 78 |
| 29 Sept | 150 | 107 |
Reading these numbers
What is actually being measured
Tree cover
The share of ground under canopy inside a 2 km radius of each city centre, read from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery at 10 m detail. It is a measurement of that circle, not of the whole municipality — which is exactly what makes the two comparable, since city boundaries are drawn to wildly different rules around the world. Dhangaḍhi̇̄ leads here at 74.8%.
Air quality index
The live US EPA index, computed from current pollutant concentrations — ground stations where a city has them nearby, and a model everywhere else. It moves hour to hour, so this is a snapshot rather than a verdict on either place: Alīgarh reads 151 (unhealthy) and Dhangaḍhi̇̄ reads 122 (unhealthy for sensitive groups) right now.
Frequently asked
Alīgarh and Dhangaḍhi̇̄, answered
Which has more trees, Alīgarh or Dhangaḍhi̇̄?
Dhangaḍhi̇̄, with roughly 234,991 trees inside its 2 km radius against 47,370. Tree cover tells a slightly different story from raw count: Dhangaḍhi̇̄ has the denser canopy at 74.8%.
Which has better air quality, Alīgarh or Dhangaḍhi̇̄?
Dhangaḍhi̇̄ right now, at AQI 122 against 151 — a gap of 29 points. This is a live reading rather than an annual average, so it can reverse within a day.
How many more trees does each city need?
Alīgarh needs about 77,288 more to reach its canopy target, and Dhangaḍhi̇̄ about 0. The target is the same share of ground for both, so the figures are directly comparable.
Are these two measured the same way?
Yes — that is the point of the page. Identical radius, identical satellite source at 10 m detail, and the same US EPA index for air. Nothing here is adjusted for population, city limits or climate, so the numbers describe the same-sized circle of ground in each place.
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