City report · West Bengal, India
Bhātpāra Air quality today
Air quality in Bhātpāra currently reads AQI 83 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 83
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 26.5
- tree cover
- 51.6%
- trees in this area
- 130K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Kankinara, Jagatdal, Bhatpara, West Bengal, India (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Oct 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Bhātpāra · AQI 83 (Moderate)
Bhātpāra's tree count comes to 130,171 trees across 10.09 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Bhātpāra today: AQI 83, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 21:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · SVSPA Campus, Barrackpore - WBPCB, 12.4 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
26.5
PM10
43.7
NO₂
30.8
O₃
3.6
SO₂
34.8
CO
1.2
Data: OpenAQ · CPCB, Central Pollution Control Board, Government of India (GODL-India)
- Outdoor exercise
- Fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier
- Windows
- Fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution
- Mask
- Not needed for most people
- Air purifier
- Worth running if you are sensitive
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Bhātpāra's daily AQI at 175 on average, from 151 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 241 on Nov 8.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from India's AQI (CPCB) · The full guide
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Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Bhātpāra: Healthy tree cover
51.6% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 10.09 km² of land.
Trees in this area
130,171
Target trees
130,171
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Bhātpāra lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Bhātpāra has lost about 6 hectares of forest (about 9 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (36%). About 3 hectares (46%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 6 haabout 9 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 3 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2023, when about 2 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Bhātpāra?
- Towns and roadscleared for good36% · 2 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good8.2% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown56% · 3 ha
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Forest gained and lost, 2000–2020
- Forest in 2000
- 11,100 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 11,200 ha
- Overall change
- +90 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Bhātpāra stayed about the same size, at about 11,200 hectares: new forest grew on about 237 hectares, and about 147 hectares were lost.
These 2000 and 2020 maps, from the University of Maryland, count any land with trees taller than 5 m as forest, including plantations and orchards. Forest that was cut or burned and had grown back by 2020 counts in both years, so the loss here is smaller than the yearly figures.
These figures cover everything within 10 km of the city center, a wider area than the report above, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.
Source: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA, Global Forest Change (GFC-2025-v1.13); causes: WRI/Google DeepMind drivers of forest loss; both CC BY 4.0, summed by Airleaf for each area. Forest gained and lost 2000–2020: Potapov et al. 2022, UMD GLAD Global Land Cover and Land Use Change, CC BY 4.0. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Bhātpāra right now?
The latest reading for Bhātpāra shows an AQI of 83 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 21:00 local time by the SVSPA Campus, Barrackpore - WBPCB ground monitoring station, 12.4 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Bhātpāra today?
At AQI 83 (Moderate): fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier. Windows: fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution. Masks: not needed for most people. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Bhātpāra been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Bhātpāra's daily AQI at 175 on average, from 151 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 241 on Nov 8. On 7 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Bhātpāra's AQI the same as India's AQI (CPCB)?
No. Airleaf shows the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI), the scale used by IQAir and most air-quality apps. India's Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) publishes the National Air Quality Index on its own scale: 0–50 good, 51–100 satisfactory, 101–200 moderate, 201–300 poor, 301–400 very poor and 401–500 severe. The two scales don't line up. At moderate fine-particle levels the US scale reads higher: 55 µg/m³ of PM2.5 is 149 on the US AQI but about 92, "satisfactory", on India's. In heavy smog India's reads higher: 100 µg/m³ is 182 on the US AQI and about 232, "poor", on India's. CPCB also averages particles over 24 hours, so its figure moves more slowly than an hourly reading.
How much forest has the area around Bhātpāra lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Bhātpāra has lost about 6 hectares of forest (about 9 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (36%). About 3 hectares (46%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Bhātpāra stayed about the same size, at about 11,200 hectares: new forest grew on about 237 hectares, and about 147 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Bhātpāra?
Bhātpāra has an estimated 130,171 trees across the 10.09 km² of land measured — 51.6% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Bhātpāra need?
Bhātpāra has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Bhātpāra's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Kankinara, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search satellite imagery at 10 m detail across a 2 km radius around Kankinara; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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