How walkable is Coimbatore?
Coimbatore has a walkability score of 81 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 26th most walkable of 44 cities ranked in India.
What's within walking distance
793 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Coimbatore. The nearest grocery is P P Subbiah Nadar and Co, about 14 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools and culture & entertainment.
- P P Subbiah Nadar and Co1.2 km · 14 min
- JA Paramanantham and Bros1.2 km · 15 min
- Patanjali Arogya Kendra1.3 km · 16 min
- Nellai Muthu Vilas Sweet. Poomarket 300 m · 4 min
- Rhr Veg Restaurant310 m · 4 min
- Grillland350 m · 4 min
- Lookin Digital270 m · 3 min
- Usha Company Store300 m · 4 min
- Kothari Uniforms340 m · 4 min
- Shakespeer_Yumla350 m · 4 min
- Chai's Townhall370 m · 5 min
- Grand Cafe630 m · 8 min
- State Bank of India270 m · 3 min
- Sbi Administrative Unit Coimbatore280 m · 3 min
- South Indian Bank310 m · 4 min
- Unnamed park1.2 km · 15 min
- Corporation Park1.5 km · 19 min
- VOC Park1.5 km · 19 min
- C.S.I. Boys Higher Secondary School,coimbatore370 m · 5 min
- Sri Chaitanya school900 m · 11 min
- Carmel Garden Matriculation Higher Secondary School1.0 km · 13 min
- Ukkadam Old Book Market1.2 km · 15 min
- Global book shop1.3 km · 16 min
- Omnibooks1.5 km · 19 min
- Tamil Nadu Police Museum.320 m · 4 min
- Shanthi Theatre450 m · 6 min
- Coimbatore Medical College Auditorium690 m · 9 min
Measured from the representative point at 10.9966, 76.9661. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 155 street intersections per km², and blocks average 67 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 75 to 99, and Coimbatore's score of 81 is their median.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 81 | Map |
| 1 km north | 79 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 75 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 99 | Map |
| 1 km south | 81 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 91 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 97 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Madurai, India | 175 km | 81 |
| Tiruchirappalli, India | 190 km | 72 |
| Bengaluru, India | 229 km | 93 |
| Chennai, India | 429 km | 86 |
| Hyderabad, India | 728 km | 66 |
Questions about walking in Coimbatore
Is Coimbatore a walkable city?
Yes. Central Coimbatore has a walkability score of 81 out of 100, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It ranks 26th of 44 cities in India and 197th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in India?
Thāne is the most walkable of the 44 cities ranked in India, with a score of 96. Coimbatore ranks 26th with 81.
How does Coimbatore compare with nearby cities?
Coimbatore sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Coimbatore scores 81, against Madurai (81, 175 km away), Tiruchirappalli (72, 190 km away) and Bengaluru (93, 229 km away).
How is Coimbatore'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 Coimbatore it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, 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.