Pune Gains 12th Place As Happiest City In India; First In Maharashtra

Pune, January 6th, 2021: The city that has attracted lakhs of people yet has guarded its essence, has found a place as the happiest city. It ranked 12th across the country while standing first in the state crossing over Mumbai and Nagpur.

Among the 25 cities surveyed in the state, Pune, Mumbai and Nagpur made it into the top list. Nagpur bagged 17th position in the All India survey while Mumbai was in 21st position.

These are the findings of a survey which was conducted by ‘Indian Cities Happiness Report 2020’, between October 2020 to November 2020. The study was done by Rajesh Pilania. As many as 13,000 people were surveyed across the country and 34 cities were selected.

Rajesh has been researching in management for a decade now. Ludhiana, Ahmedabad and Chandigarh grabbed the first three positions while in two-tier cities Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and New Delhi became the happiest cities. Similarly, Ludhiana, Chandigarh and Surat too have found a place in two-tier cities happiness index.

Factors that decided the happiness index

The happiness index was based on age, education, earnings and the general amenities one needs for living a comfortable life. Interestingly, bachelors are found to be happier than married ones.

Many cities from Gujarat state found a place in the all India survey.