How walkable is Agra?
Agra has a walkability score of 53 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 23rd most walkable of 41 cities ranked in India.
What's within walking distance of the centre
726 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Agra. The nearest grocery is Big Bazaar, about 9 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for shopping, banks, parks and schools.
- Big Bazaar760 m · 9 min
- Reliance SMART Bazaar780 m · 10 min
- Patanjali Mega Store920 m · 12 min
- Al-kamal Sweets,baker's & FastFood Pizza650 m · 8 min
- Capri restaurant agra680 m · 8 min
- Kiskey whiskey730 m · 9 min
- Gupta Traders290 m · 4 min
- Sleepwell360 m · 5 min
- Shree Ram Chemist370 m · 5 min
- I Love Affairs Cafe680 m · 9 min
- 3Cs Cafe870 m · 11 min
- Bling is now 3C's Cafe880 m · 11 min
- Bank of Baroda150 m · 2 min
- HDFC Bank550 m · 7 min
- Axis Bank ATM680 m · 8 min
- KD Paliwal Park180 m · 2 min
- Unnamed park580 m · 7 min
- Nehru Nagar Park1.0 km · 13 min
- EuroKids Pre-School530 m · 7 min
- EuroKids Pre-School Gandhi Nagar, Best Kindergarten600 m · 7 min
- Eurokids Gandhi Nagar Agra610 m · 8 min
- Variety Books Shop980 m · 12 min
- RS Library1.7 km · 22 min
- Shanti library1.8 km · 22 min
- Sanjay cinema920 m · 11 min
- Sanjay Talkies920 m · 12 min
- Sursadan1.1 km · 14 min
Measured from the centre at 27.2028, 78.0141, the point near Agra'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 107 street intersections per km², and blocks average 86 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Agra's score of 53 is the average across the 5 km around its centre. Walkability averages 80 within 1 km of the centre, 60 from 1 to 3 km out and 44 from 3 to 5 km out. 26% 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.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 80 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 80 | 71% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 60 | 31% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 44 | 16% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Faridabad, India | 153 km | 56 |
| Ghāziābād, India | 174 km | 53 |
| Delhi, India | 181 km | 70 |
| Jaipur, India | 223 km | 71 |
| Kanpur, India | 245 km | 55 |
Questions about walking in Agra
Is Agra a walkable city?
Partly. Agra has a walkability score of 53 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 80. It ranks 23rd of 41 cities in India and 191st of 224 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in India?
Bengaluru is the most walkable of the 41 cities ranked in India, with a score of 84. Agra ranks 23rd with 53.
How does Agra compare with nearby cities?
Agra is at most as walkable as its nearest ranked neighbours: Agra scores 53, against Faridabad (56, 153 km away), Ghāziābād (53, 174 km away) and Delhi (70, 181 km away).
How is Agra's walkability score 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 Agra it is the average of 76 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, 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. City position and population from GeoNames.