How walkable is Dehradun?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Dehradun has a walkability score of 57 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 joint 23rd most walkable of the 60 cities ranked in India, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
688 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Dehradun. The nearest grocery is about 4 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- Chadha Provision Store, 6 min
- Park N Shop, 10 min
Restaurants & bars
- Zion Bar And Lounge, 5 min
- Punjab Restaurant, 6 min
Shopping
- Lapcare Authorised Service Centre, 5 min
- Trends, 5 min
Coffee
- Chai sutta bar, 6 min
- Just Cafe, 7 min
Banks
- HDFC Bank ATM, 6 min
- ICICI Bank, 7 min
Parks
- Pandit Deen Dayal Upadyay Park, 11 min
- IIRS Park, 21 min
Schools
- The Asian School, 7 min
- Dehradun Military School, 8 min
Books & libraries
- Amar Book Depot, 14 min
- Study Point Library, Dehradun, 18 min
Culture & entertainment
- Orient Cinema, 8 min
- The Pacife Mall Pvr Dehra Dun, 17 min
Further than usual
- The nearest restaurant is 5 minutes from the centre on foot, against 1 minute for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 30.3283, 78.0417, the point near Dehradun'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 235 street intersections per km², and blocks average 56 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Dehradun's score of 57 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 83 within 1 km of the centre, 68 from 1 to 3 km out and 46 from 3 to 5 km out. 37% 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 Dehradun. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 98 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 83 | 86% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 68 | 50% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 46 | 21% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Karnal, India | 123 km | 30 |
| Chandigarh, India | 128 km | 62 |
| Patiala, India | 158 km | 41 |
| Ghaziabad, India | 193 km | 53 |
| Delhi, India | 202 km | 70 |
Questions about walking in Dehradun
Is Dehradun a walkable city?
Partly. Dehradun has a walkability score of 57 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 98. 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 joint 23rd of 60 cities in India and joint 497th 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. Dehradun ranks joint 23rd with 57.
How does Dehradun compare with nearby cities?
Dehradun sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 57, against Karnal (30, 123 km away), Chandigarh (62, 128 km away) and Patiala (41, 158 km away).
Which part of Dehradun is most walkable?
Dehradun's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 98. Walkability averages 83 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 68) and falls most to the north (14).
How is Dehradun's walkability score calculated?
For Dehradun it is the average of 82 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 30 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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