Compare prices of petrol, diesel across India: See how much you pay
New Delhi : The inflation in petrol and diesel for some time now has irritated people all across India. Petrol prices were hiked across the country on Monday, marking a fifteenth straight day of upward revision. The continues increase in domestic petrol and diesel prices is a result of higher global crude oil prices along with decrease in the value of rupee against the US dollar, among other factors. The government, however, said that it is looking possible solutions to the control the rising fuel prices.
Sources report that there is a wide variation in petrol and diesel prices across different states. Currently, petrol in Mumbai is most expensive compared with the rest of the country, according to Indian Oil's data on fuel prices in metros and state capitals. At Rs 86.08 per litre, petrol price in Mumbai hit a fresh all-time high on Monday.
Petrol and diesel prices are the cheapest in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar, compared to the rest of the country, data shows. While petrol is sold at Rs 67.42 per litre, diesel currently retails at Rs 64.8 per litre in Port Blair, as of May 28, according to Indian Oil. With that, Port Blair, Panjim, Agartala, Aizwal and Itanagar are the five cities with minimum petrol prices. In case of diesel, other than Port Blair, Itanagar, Aizwal, Chandigarh and Imphal have the minimum prices.
Take a look at the latest prices of petrol and diesel in Rs per litre across the country, as listed by Indian Oil Corporation:
Port Blair
Petrol: 67.42
Diesel: 64.8
Kohima
Petrol: 76.69
Diesel: 67.5
Agartala
Petrol: 73.92
Diesel: 67.23
Aizwal
Petrol: 74.04
Diesel: 66.4
Itanagar
Petrol: 74.06
Diesel: 66.4
Chandigarh
Petrol: 75.27
Diesel: 67.17
Daman
Petrol: 76.12
Diesel: 69.92
Silvasa
Petrol: 76.12
Diesel: 69.99
Imphal
Petrol: 76.32
Diesel: 67.21
Pondicherry
Petrol: 77.01
Diesel: 71.44
Bhubaneswar
Petrol: 77.07
Diesel: 74.15
Shillong
Petrol: 77.62
Diesel: 68.97
Ranchi
Petrol: 77.85
Diesel: 73.02
Delhi
Petrol: 78.27
Diesel: 69.17
Ambala
Petrol: 78.37
Diesel: 69.69
Shimla
Petrol: 78.42
Diesel: 68.79
Raipur
Petrol: 78.64
Diesel: 74.67
Lucknow
Petrol: 78.69
Diesel: 69.17
Dehradun
Petrol: 79.21
Diesel: 69.51
Bangalore
Petrol: 79.55
Diesel: 70.33
Jammu
Petrol: 79.95
Diesel: 70.33
Guwahati
Petrol: 80.49
Diesel: 72.22
Kolkata
Petrol: 80.91
Diesel: 71.72
Jaipur
Petrol: 81.05
Diesel: 73.64
Gangtok
Petrol: 81.25
Diesel: 70.9
Chennai
Petrol: 81.26
Diesel: 73.03
Trivandrum
Petrol: 82.45
Diesel: 75.05
Srinagar
Petrol: 82.64
Diesel: 72.55
Hyderabad
Petrol: 82.91
Diesel: 75.18
Jullunder
Petrol: 83.53
Diesel: 69.06
Patna
Petrol: 83.74
Diesel: 73.87
Bhopal
Petrol: 83.9
Diesel: 72.81
Mumbai
Petrol: 86.08
Diesel: 73.64