Pune city of Maharashtra has become one happiest city in India. Pune hs been ranked 12th across the country while standing first in the state crossing over Mumbai and Nagpur.
A survey was conducted by ‘Indian Cities Happiness Report 2020’, between October 2020 to November 2020 in which 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.
The study was done by Rajesh Pilania. The survey included 13,000 people across the country and 34 cities were selected.
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.
What are the factors that decide 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.