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How walkable is Gazipur?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Gazipur has a walkability score of 39 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 93, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It is the least walkable of the 3 cities ranked in Bangladesh.
What's within walking distance of the centre
716 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Gazipur. The nearest grocery is about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks and schools.
Groceries
- Shwapno, 8 min
- Trust Family Needs, 10 min
Restaurants & bars
- Sangam Square Cafe & Restaurant, 3 min
- Italian Pizza House, 3 min
Shopping
- Best Tech Service, 3 min
- Nature Aquatics, 3 min
Coffee
- Hossain chef, 4 min
- Coal and Coffee, 4 min
Banks
- Prime Bank Monarch Uttara, 8 min
- National Bank Limited, 9 min
Parks
- সেক্টর ৬ পার্ক, 14 min
- Sector 12 Park, 19 min
Schools
- Eurokids, Dhaka, 3 min
- The Radius International School, Uttara Sector 7, Road 26, House 34, 3 min
Books & libraries
- Uttara Public Library, 16 min
- সবুজ গম্বুজ লাইব্রেরী (প্রকাশক ও পরিবেশক), 25 min
Culture & entertainment
- KD Music Studio, 13 min
- White Hall,Uttara, 13 min
Measured from the centre at 23.8721, 90.3950, the point near Gazipur's middle with the most places in walking range. 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 90 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Gazipur's score of 39 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 92 within 1 km of the centre, 45 from 1 to 3 km out and 27 from 3 to 5 km out. 14 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 18% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Gazipur. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 93 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 92 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 45 | 15% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 27 | 7% |
Neighbourhoods of Gazipur by walkability
Each neighbourhood is scored across the area around its centre, so the score describes that part of Gazipur rather than the city as a whole.
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashulia | 16 |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Dhaka, Bangladesh | 32 km | 73 |
| Chittagong, Bangladesh | 234 km | 49 |
| Kolkata, India | 264 km | 81 |
| Guwahati, India | 278 km | 51 |
| Siliguri, India | 362 km | 43 |
Questions about walking in Gazipur
Is Gazipur a walkable city?
Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Gazipur has a walkability score of 39 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 93. Open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre in some cities, so scores there may be underestimates. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks 3rd of 3 cities in Bangladesh and joint 668th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Bangladesh?
Dhaka is the most walkable of the 3 cities ranked in Bangladesh, with a score of 73. Gazipur ranks 3rd with 39.
How does Gazipur compare with nearby cities?
Gazipur is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 39, against Dhaka (73, 32 km away), Chittagong (49, 234 km away) and Kolkata (81, 264 km away).
Which part of Gazipur is most walkable?
Gazipur's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 93. Walkability averages 92 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-east (averaging 45) and falls most to the north-west (18).
How is Gazipur's walkability score calculated?
For Gazipur it is the average of 77 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 14 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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