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How walkable is Bangla bazar?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Bangla bazar has a walkability score of 80 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 3rd most walkable of 3 neighbourhoods ranked in Dhaka, which scores 73 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
703 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Bangla bazar. The nearest grocery is ডেইলি বাজার সদাই, about 17 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and books & libraries. It is weakest for groceries.
- Khaas Food Wari18 min
- Shwapno23 min
- Chourangi Restaurant1 min
- ক্যাফে কর্ণার2 min
- Amir Telecom1 min
- Ideal Motors1 min
- Coffee Shake Bar8 min
- Cafe Manha9 min
- Pubali Bank Limited, Sadarghat Branch3 min
- Bangladesh Bank Sadarghat Office5 min
- Malitola Park14 min
- Unnamed park16 min
- K. L. Jubilee High School & College2 min
- East Bengal Institution3 min
- Gawsia Publications গাওসিয়া পাবলিকেশন্স1 min
- Afjal Book House1 min
- পূর্ব আগানগর,গুদারাঘাটদঃ কেরানীগঞ্জ, ঢাকা-১৩১০11 min
- কাঠেরপুল,সুত্রাপুর, পুরান ঢাকা12 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Bangla bazar at 23.7063, 90.4122. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 143 street intersections per km², and blocks average 68 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Bangla bazar
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1 km around the centre of Bangla bazar. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Dhaka
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Motijheel | 2.5 km | 92 |
| Malibagh | 4.5 km | 93 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Dhaka page.
Questions about walking in Bangla bazar
Is Bangla bazar walkable?
Yes. Bangla bazar in Dhaka has a walkability score of 80 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Bangla bazar more walkable than the rest of Dhaka?
Bangla bazar is more walkable than Dhaka as a whole: it scores 80, against 73 for the 5 km around Dhaka's centre. It ranks 3rd of the 3 Dhaka neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Dhaka?
Of the 3 Dhaka neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Malibagh (93), Motijheel (92) and Bangla bazar (80).
How is the walkability score of Bangla bazar calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Bangla bazar it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.