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How walkable is Gandhipuram?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Gandhipuram has a walkability score of 77 out of 100 across the 1.3 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Coimbatore, which scores 52 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
795 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Gandhipuram. The nearest grocery is Smart Mobile Store, about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping and banks. It is weakest for parks and books & libraries.
- SAM A to Z CATERING SERVICES & EVENTS5 min
- Covai Orange Super Store12 min
- Hotel Cheap and Best2 min
- Dindigul Thalappakatti Restaurant2 min
- Mobile Magic1 min
- Spectro Mobile1 min
- Yummy Tummy Cafe12 min
- HTS Tea Store16 min
- Punjab National Bank - CDM2 min
- Muthoot FinCorp Gold Loan2 min
- Unnamed park25 min
- Corporation Park29 min
- Brindisi Matriculation School8 min
- Kovai Kids Park Institute and Preschool8 min
- Ganga Yamuna Kaveri Theatre7 min
- Avaas Studio9 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Gandhipuram at 11.0183, 76.9678. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 145 street intersections per km², and blocks average 94 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Gandhipuram
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.3 km around the centre of Gandhipuram. Rings mark 650 m and 1.3 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Coimbatore
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rathina Sabapathi Puram | 2.2 km | 90 |
| Peelamedu | 3.5 km | 62 |
| Vadavalli | 6.9 km | 40 |
| Thudiyalur | 7.5 km | 39 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Coimbatore page.
Questions about walking in Gandhipuram
Is Gandhipuram walkable?
Yes. Gandhipuram in Coimbatore has a walkability score of 77 out of 100 across the 1.3 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Gandhipuram more walkable than the rest of Coimbatore?
Gandhipuram is more walkable than Coimbatore as a whole: it scores 77, against 52 for the 5 km around Coimbatore's centre. It ranks 2nd of the 5 Coimbatore neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Coimbatore?
Of the 5 Coimbatore neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Rathina Sabapathi Puram (90), Gandhipuram (77) and Peelamedu (62).
How is the walkability score of Gandhipuram 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 Gandhipuram it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.3 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.