How walkable is Chanakyapuri?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Chanakyapuri has a walkability score of 70 out of 100 across the 1.1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Delhi, which scores 70 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
420 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Chanakyapuri. The nearest grocery is Foodhall MKT, about 19 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for banks and parks. It is weakest for groceries and books & libraries.
- Awadh Restaurant , Hotel Ashok11 min
- Sagar Ratna12 min
- Emporio Armani Junior New Dheli Dlf Emporio Mall9 min
- A K Enterprise11 min
- Cafe Delhi Heights12 min
- The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf13 min
- YES Bank ATM10 min
- Punjab National Bank - ATM12 min
- Unnamed park6 min
- Nehru Park8 min
- The British School14 min
- Sanskriti School20 min
- Convention Hall11 min
- Kathak Kendra15 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Chanakyapuri at 28.5947, 77.1885. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 82 street intersections per km², and blocks average 106 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Chanakyapuri
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.1 km around the centre of Chanakyapuri. Rings mark 550 m and 1.1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Delhi
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Raisina Hill | 2.6 km | 68 |
| Connaught Place | 5.1 km | 94 |
| Chawri Bazar | 7.4 km | 93 |
| Chandni Chowk | 8 km | 93 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Delhi page.
Questions about walking in Chanakyapuri
Is Chanakyapuri walkable?
Yes. Chanakyapuri in Delhi has a walkability score of 70 out of 100 across the 1.1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Chanakyapuri more walkable than the rest of Delhi?
Chanakyapuri is about as walkable as Delhi as a whole: it scores 70, against 70 for the 5 km around Delhi's centre. It ranks 4th of the 5 Delhi neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Delhi?
Of the 5 Delhi neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Connaught Place (94), Chawri Bazar (93) and Chandni Chowk (93).
How is the walkability score of Chanakyapuri 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 Chanakyapuri it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.1 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.