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How walkable is Malibagh?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Malibagh has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 3 neighbourhoods ranked in Dhaka, which scores 73 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
816 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Malibagh. The nearest grocery is Mouchak Market, about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
- Anarkoli Super Market6 min
- এবার বাজার হবে6 min
- Little Yellow4 min
- Prio Khabar4 min
- Otobi Furniture Rampura1 min
- Country Boy Pvt. Limited1 min
- Cafe Tawa6 min
- Cafe 477 min
- City Bank Mouchak Branch6 min
- Southeast Bank Limited7 min
- খিলগাও সরকারি উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় খেলার মাঠ13 min
- Khilgaon Jagoroni Sangshad Field15 min
- Siddheswari Boys Higher Secondary School6 min
- Saint Practice Grammar School7 min
- PBS11 min
- Shahid Baki Smrity Pathagar - শহীদ বাকী স্মৃতি পাঠাগার12 min
- National Theater, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy5 min
- অর্কিট ভ্যালি লেন, ওয়ারলেস রেলগেট, মগবাজার, ঢাকা-1217।10 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Malibagh at 23.7471, 90.4138. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 174 street intersections per km², and blocks average 83 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Malibagh
- 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 Malibagh. 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 | 2.3 km | 92 |
| Bangla bazar | 4.5 km | 80 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Dhaka page.
Questions about walking in Malibagh
Is Malibagh walkable?
Yes. Malibagh in Dhaka has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Malibagh more walkable than the rest of Dhaka?
Malibagh is more walkable than Dhaka as a whole: it scores 93, against 73 for the 5 km around Dhaka's centre. It ranks 1st 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 Malibagh 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 Malibagh 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.