Jaipur vs Pune

Jaipur and Pune are level on the CIRA Index at 56. Jaipur grades better on 3 measures, Pune on 7; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

Largest foreign market: 7.6 % of international arrivals or nights (region figure) (Department of Tourism, Government of Rajasthan / ET Government, 2024). At or below 15: grade 4/4.
Green space: 31 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI), 2024). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4.
Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Department of Tourism, Government of Rajasthan, 2024–2025). Grade 1/4.

Average length of stay: 3.8 nights per visitor (AirROI Pune City Short-Term Rental Market Report, 2025/2026). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
Unemployment rate: 3.3 % of the labour force (region figure) (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), National Statistics Office (NSO), Labour Market Snapshot of Selected Districts (PLFS 2025), 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
Income per head: 15,659 GDP per capita, USD PPP (region figure) (Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Planning Department, Government of Maharashtra, Economic Survey of Maharashtra 2024-25 & World Bank, 2023-24). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4.
Economic diversity: 81.3 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (country figure) (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India, Annual Report, PLFS, 2025, 2025). At or above 80: grade 4/4.
Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
Short-let density: 0.3 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA Market Report & Census of India (District Census Handbook Pune 2011), 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4.
Air traffic recovery: 127.9 % of the same 12 months of 2019, airport passengers (DGCA traffic statistics (via india-aviation-traffic, ODbL), TTM Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). At or above 110: grade 4/4.