The engine’s answer
Best two-wheeler for the daily commute, under ₹1.3 lakh
Bajaj
Chetak 3502
93% match
A steel-bodied name your parents already trust.
Today’s price, offers and owner reviews:
Why it wins here
The Bajaj Chetak 3502 comes in at ₹1.3 lakh on-road against a ₹1.3 lakh ceiling. It returns about ₹0.22 per km and 125 km per fill or charge, with 7 PS and 160 mm of ground clearance. Against the whole field it stands out most on cheaper running and more storage.
The dimensions where it beats the rest of the field by the most, for this question specifically.
- Budget
- Daily duty
What’s good
- Metal body panels shrug off parking-lot scrapes
- Bajaj dealer network behind it
What to watch
- Heavier than most rivals
- Sedate compared with Ola and Ather
What came close
- TVS iQube91%The sensible EV backed by a real dealer network. BikeWale ↗ BikeDekho ↗
- Hero Vida V2 Pro86%Hero’s electric bet, with Hero’s reach behind it. BikeWale ↗ BikeDekho ↗
- Bajaj Platina 11084%The commuter built for roads that fight back. BikeWale ↗ BikeDekho ↗
What the runners-up gave up
- The TVS iQube (91% match) lost ground on range per fill/charge: 90 km against the Bajaj Chetak 3502’s 125 km.
- The Hero Vida V2 Pro (86% match) lost ground on range per fill/charge: 110 km against the Bajaj Chetak 3502’s 125 km.
- The Bajaj Platina 110 (84% match) lost ground on storage: 0 L against the Bajaj Chetak 3502’s 30 L.
The numbers, side by side
Indicative real-world figures — on-road prices vary by city and variant; range and running cost are owner-reported, not brochure claims.
| Bajaj Chetak 3502 | TVS iQube | Hero Vida V2 Pro | Bajaj Platina 110 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-road price | ₹1.3 lakh | ₹1.25 lakh | ₹1.2 lakh | ₹78,000 |
| Running cost | 0.22 ₹/km | 0.22 ₹/km | 0.22 ₹/km | 1.75 ₹/km |
| Range per fill/charge | 125 km | 90 km | 110 km | 660 km |
| Power | 7.0 PS | 6.0 PS | 8.0 PS | 8.6 PS |
| Seat height | 775 mm | 770 mm | 780 mm | 807 mm |
| Ground clearance | 160 mm | 157 mm | 165 mm | 200 mm |
Questions this answer raises
- Does the Bajaj Chetak 3502 fit under ₹1.3 lakh on-road?
- Yes. Its indicative on-road price is ₹1.3 lakh. On-road figures move with state taxes, insurance and dealer handling, so treat it as the number to start from.
- Why is it the pick for “office / college run”?
- Scored against every machine in the catalogue on the things that matter for office / college run, it beats the field average by the widest margin on cheaper running and more storage.
- What does the Bajaj Chetak 3502 cost to run?
- Owner-reported running cost is about ₹0.22 per km, and a full tank or charge is good for roughly 125 km in real use — not the certification figure.
Change an assumption
This page answers one rider’s question. Yours is not that question — adjust the budget, the roads or what you ride for and watch the whole field re-rank.
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