// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Coimbatore?
Coimbatore scores 33% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #222 of 385 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
33%
Rank
#222 / 385
Criteria present
20 / 86
Evidence coverage
43%
Coimbatore's smart city score by area
4 present · 5 partial · 2 absent · 4 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 7 not assessed
0 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 7 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 5 absent · 3 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
3 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 8 absent
Where Coimbatore is strong
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
Where the gaps are
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
Evidence highlights
Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Coimbatore is served by the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) bus network, with popular routes connecting it to cities like Chennai, Bangalore, Vellore, and Thiruvananthapuram.
https://www.tnstc.in/OTRSOnline/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Real-time arrivals (GTFS-RT)
Online platforms like AbhiBus offer "live tracking" for TNSTC bus services, which includes routes to and from Coimbatore, indicating the availability of real-time arrival information.
https://www.abhibus.com/operator/786/TNSTCHealth & Digital Health · Healthcare provision data
Coimbatore has 13 government hospitals providing services such as dialysis, newborn care, trauma care, CT scans, and mental health, and also participates in the Chief Minister Insurance Scheme.
https://coimbatore.nic.in/Education & Digital Skills · Education provision data
Bharathiar University in Coimbatore provides semester examination results for its undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional courses through an official result portal. Additionally, the state of Tamil Nadu operates an Open Government Data Platform, which…
https://tn.data.gov.in/About this assessment
Coimbatore was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-11 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.