// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Coimbatore?
Coimbatore scores 50.2% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #229 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
50.2%
Rank
#229 / 388
Criteria present
34 / 86
Evidence coverage
62.8%
Coimbatore's smart city score by area
6 present · 4 partial · 4 absent · 1 not assessed
3 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 4 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 4 absent · 1 not assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 1 absent
7 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
Where Coimbatore is strong
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
Where the gaps are
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation website serves as a portal offering various services such as online tax payment, grievance registration, and information on applying for licenses and marriage bookings.
https://www.ccmc.gov.in/Digital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation provides an option to 'Pay Your Tax Online' through its website.
https://www.ccmc.gov.in/Digital Government Services · Citizen reporting / 311 channel
Coimbatore has a 'Public Grievance Portal' for the North Constituency where residents can submit complaints, upload documents, and track resolutions. The main municipal corporation website also allows users to 'REGISTER A GRIEVANCE'.
https://www.ccmc.gov.in/Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · City IoT / sensor network
The Coimbatore Smart City project includes an "extensive CCTV network" and a "Data Centre for crime prevention and traffic management," indicating a deployed sensor network for urban sensing.
https://coimbatoresmartcity.org/About this assessment
Coimbatore was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-09-04 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.