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Medical Facilities Near Any Plot in India

How far is the nearest hospital? The nearest PHC? See every health facility within 5 km — before you decide.

Why medical access matters for land

Access to healthcare is consistently among the top three factors in residential land decisions — after price and road access. Yet it's rarely quantified. How far is the nearest hospital? Is there even a PHC within reach? This tool gives you those numbers, from government data, for any plot in India.

India’s four-tier public health system

India’s public health infrastructure is organised in a tiered ladder, each tier serving a larger population and providing more complex care:

Sub-centre: The most peripheral unit. Staffed by one ANM (Auxiliary Nurse Midwife). Serves ~5,000 people in plains, ~3,000 in hills/tribal areas. Basic first-contact care: maternal health, childhood immunisation, minor treatments. 135,000+ across India.
Primary Health Centre (PHC): Staffed by a medical officer with support staff. Serves 20,000–30,000 people. Outpatient care, 4–6 inpatient beds, minor surgeries, ante-natal check-ups. ~25,000 across India.
Community Health Centre (CHC): First referral unit. Serves 80,000–120,000 people. 30 beds, four specialist doctors (surgeon, physician, OB-GYN, paediatrician), basic surgical and lab facilities. ~4,500 across India.
Hospital: District hospitals, sub-district hospitals, medical college hospitals, civil hospitals, referral hospitals. Full secondary and tertiary care. ~2,000 government hospitals in the NIN registry. Private hospitals registered with NMC are also included where they are in the NIN record.

What distance means in a medical emergency

Emergency response time is a direct function of hospital distance. In an urban India setting with moderate traffic:

Under 3 km: Ambulance arrives in under 10 minutes. Cardiac and trauma outcomes are significantly better. This is the threshold used by urban planners.
3–10 km: Ambulance arrival 10–25 minutes. Acceptable for non-critical emergencies; less so for time-sensitive conditions like stroke or MI.
10–20 km: 25–45 minutes. Rural India norm; significant risk gap for obstetric emergencies.
Beyond 20 km: The “referral delay” problem in rural India. A leading cause of preventable maternal and neonatal mortality.

Medical access and land value

Proximity to hospitals is a consistent positive driver of residential land values in Indian cities — with a documented price premium of 5–15% within 2 km of a major government or private hospital. For agricultural and village land, proximity to a PHC is often the single largest determinant of desirability after road access. For plotted developments and townships, RERA guidelines in most states now require declaration of the nearest healthcare facility and its distance.

This tool gives you the number directly — from government data — so you can make that assessment for any plot, not just urban areas.

What do these numbers mean?

The result card shows distances to the nearest facility at each tier and a list of all facilities within 5 km. Here's how to read each metric.

Nearest Hospital

Distance in metres (or km) to the nearest government hospital — district hospital, sub-district hospital, civil hospital, referral hospital, or medical college hospital — from the NIN 2025 registry. This is the primary metric the verdict is based on.

Verdict thresholds: <3 km Good · 3–10 km Moderate · 10–20 km Limited · >20 km Remote

Nearest CHC

Distance to the nearest Community Health Centre — the first referral unit in the public health ladder. CHCs have 30 beds and four specialist doctors. Relevant when no hospital is close: a CHC within 5 km covers most non-surgical emergencies.

Example: “Nearest CHC: 2.3 km” — first-referral care is accessible even if the nearest hospital is further away.

Nearest PHC

Distance to the nearest Primary Health Centre. PHCs serve outpatient care, vaccinations, ante-natal visits, and minor procedures. A PHC within 2 km is a strong signal for daily healthcare access — it is the backbone of rural India’s primary care system.

Example: “Nearest PHC: 0.5 km” — basic primary care is within walking distance.

Facilities within 5 km

The count and list of all health facilities (hospital, CHC, PHC) within a 5 km radius, ordered by distance. Use this to understand the full healthcare ecosystem around the plot — not just the single nearest facility per tier.

Example: “2 hospitals · 1 CHC · 4 PHCs within 5 km” — a well-served urban or peri-urban area.

How the analysis works

Three steps. Under 100 milliseconds. Government data.

You mark the plot

Draw the exact boundary on the map, drop a pin at the centre, or paste an address. Works for any plot size.

We run three KNN queries

Your plot location is queried against 166,000+ facilities in PostGIS using a spatial nearest-neighbour index — one query per tier. A separate radius query counts all facilities within 5 km.

You see the full picture

Nearest hospital, CHC, and PHC with distances. Full list of facilities within 5 km ordered by distance — names, types, and locations.

Methodology and data sources

All data is from the National Health Facility Registry published by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

Data source

National Health Facility Registry (NIN), MoHFW: 166,452 facilities across India (2025). Covers all government-registered facilities: hospitals, CHCs, PHCs, urban health centres, dispensaries, maternity homes, sub-centres.
Licence: Government Open Data Licence — India (GODL-India). Commercial use permitted.

MoHFW NIN 2025GODL-India

Tier mapping

Hospital: District Hospital, Sub-District Hospital, Civil/General Hospital, Referral Hospital, Women Hospital, Medical College Hospital, <100/100–500/>500 Bedded Hospital.
CHC: Community Health Centre.
PHC: Primary Health Centre, Urban Health Centre, Urban Health Posts, Dispensaries, Maternity Home, Post Partum Unit, M&CW Center, Ayush Dispensaries.
Sub-centre: Sub-centre, Others.

Query method

KNN (K-Nearest Neighbour) index scan using PostGIS GiST geometry index: ORDER BY geometry <-> point LIMIT 1. One query per tier. Facilities beyond 50 km are suppressed as outliers. The 5 km radius count uses ST_DWithin and returns up to 50 facilities ordered by distance.

Verdict thresholds

Based on hospital distance only. PHC and CHC distances are shown as context.

<3 km to nearest hospital → Good hospital access
3–10 km → Moderate hospital access
10–20 km → Limited hospital access
>20 km or no hospital found → Remote hospital access

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does the health facility data come from?

The National Health Facility Registry (NIN), published by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India. The 2025 dataset covers 166,000+ government-registered facilities across all states. Licence: GODL-India (Government Open Data Licence — India).

Does this include private hospitals?

The NIN registry covers government-registered facilities. Some private hospitals registered with state health departments appear in the data, but government-run facilities have more complete coverage. For a definitive private hospital check, the NMC (National Medical Commission) register is the authoritative source.

What is the difference between a CHC and a PHC?

A Community Health Centre (CHC) is a first-referral unit with 30 beds and four specialist doctors (surgeon, physician, OB-GYN, paediatrician), serving a population of ~1 lakh. A Primary Health Centre (PHC) is a smaller unit staffed by a medical officer, serving ~25,000 people for outpatient and basic inpatient care. CHCs can handle most non-tertiary emergencies; PHCs handle day-to-day primary care.

Why does the verdict only reflect hospital distance?

In a medical emergency — cardiac arrest, trauma, complicated delivery — a hospital with surgical and ICU capability is what matters. PHCs and CHCs provide important primary and referral care, but they cannot replace a hospital for acute life-threatening conditions. The verdict reflects the most critical tier; PHC and CHC distances are shown as additional context.

The nearest hospital shown seems wrong. Why?

The NIN registry is based on self-reported government data. Some facility locations have coordinate accuracy issues, and new facilities opened after the 2025 registry snapshot may not appear. If you notice a clear error, verify against the MoHFW NIN portal directly.

Can I use this for RERA filing?

RERA guidelines in many states require disclosure of nearby healthcare facilities and their distances. This tool provides distance data from the government NIN registry, which can serve as a supporting reference. Confirm with your state RERA authority whether NIN data satisfies their specific disclosure requirement.