How walkable is Bhayandar?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Bhayandar has a walkability score of 60 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 21st most walkable of the 60 cities ranked in India.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,009 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Bhayandar. The nearest grocery is about 9 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, parks and schools. It is weakest for books & libraries.
Groceries
- Sahakari Bhandar, 12 min
- Patanjali Arogya Kendra, 14 min
Restaurants & bars
- New Shahi Family Restaurant, 2 min
- Domino's Pizza | Meera Bhayander Road - Mumbai, 3 min
Shopping
- My Idea Store, 1 min
- Airtel Store - Mira Road East, 2 min
Coffee
- The Cheat Day Cafe next, 9 min
- Café Coffee Day, 9 min
Banks
- Indian Overseas Bank - ATM, 1 min
- IndusInd Bank, 3 min
Parks
- Vardhaman Fantasy, 4 min
- Sarvoday Playground, 10 min
Schools
- Universal Asmita High School, 5 min
- Ruehl’s Kiddies Zone Pre School Mira Road, 6 min
Books & libraries
Culture & entertainment
- Maxus Banquet Hall, 27 min
- Maxus Cinemas, 27 min
Further than usual
- No library or bookshop is mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre, where the median city ranked has one 6 minutes away.
- The nearest cultural venue is 16 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 19.2899, 72.8630, the point near Bhayandar'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 250 street intersections per km², and blocks average 55 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Bhayandar's score of 60 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 84 within 1 km of the centre, 70 from 1 to 3 km out and 41 from 3 to 5 km out. 48 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. 51% 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 Bhayandar. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 83 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 84 | 86% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 70 | 56% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 41 | 33% |
Neighbourhoods of Bhayandar by walkability
Each neighbourhood is scored across the area around its centre, so the score describes that part of Bhayandar rather than the city as a whole.
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poisar | 88 |
| 2 | Dahisar | 85 |
| 3 | Thakur village | 81 |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Thane, India | 17 km | 73 |
| Mumbai, India | 26 km | 76 |
| Kalyan-Dombivli, India | 26 km | 42 |
| Ulhasnagar, India | 33 km | 51 |
| Nashik, India | 125 km | 57 |
Questions about walking in Bhayandar
Is Bhayandar a walkable city?
Partly. Bhayandar has a walkability score of 60 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 83. 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 21st of 60 cities in India and joint 459th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in India?
Bengaluru is the most walkable of the 60 cities ranked in India, with a score of 84. Bhayandar ranks 21st with 60.
How does Bhayandar compare with nearby cities?
Bhayandar sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 60, against Thane (73, 17 km away), Mumbai (76, 26 km away) and Kalyan-Dombivli (42, 26 km away).
Which part of Bhayandar is most walkable?
Poisar is Bhayandar's most walkable part, scoring 88 - the highest of its 3 ranked neighbourhoods. Its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, scores 83, and walkability averages 84 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, the city holds up best to the south (averaging 76) and falls most to the north-east (6).
What is the most walkable neighbourhood in Bhayandar?
Of the 3 Bhayandar neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the more walkable are Poisar (88) and Dahisar (85). Even the lowest, Thakur village, scores 81.
How is Bhayandar's walkability score calculated?
For Bhayandar it is the average of 43 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 22 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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