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How walkable is Motijheel?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Motijheel has a walkability score of 92 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 2nd most walkable of 3 neighbourhoods ranked in Dhaka, which scores 73 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
957 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Motijheel. The nearest grocery is Voggoponno, about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- এম এম কে ট্রেড ইন্টারন্যাশনাল,7 min
- Khaas Food Gopibagh14 min
- Bcic Cafeteria, Dilkusha3 min
- Cafe Mawla Sweets and Restaurant3 min
- OnnoRokom Solutions Ltd.4 min
- এলগো বিট টেকনোলজি লিমিটেড5 min
- Younus Centre8 min
- Cafe Zayan8 min
- IFIC Bank, Federation Branch1 min
- BMSL Investment Limited1 min
- গুলিস্তান পার্ক12 min
- Baldha Garden বলধা গার্ডেন17 min
- Motijheel Colony High School5 min
- Bangladesh Bank High School7 min
- Ettihad Publication11 min
- ChapakhanaCom13 min
- Modhumita Cinema Hall8 min
- Kobi Joshimuddin Road, Komlapur, Dhaka- 1217.9 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Motijheel at 23.7273, 90.4212. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 138 street intersections per km², and blocks average 76 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Motijheel
- 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 Motijheel. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Dhaka
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Malibagh | 2.3 km | 93 |
| Bangla bazar | 2.5 km | 80 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Dhaka page.
Questions about walking in Motijheel
Is Motijheel walkable?
Yes. Motijheel in Dhaka has a walkability score of 92 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 Motijheel more walkable than the rest of Dhaka?
Motijheel is more walkable than Dhaka as a whole: it scores 92, against 73 for the 5 km around Dhaka's centre. It ranks 2nd 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 Motijheel 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 Motijheel it is the average of 60 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.