How walkable is Connaught Place?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Connaught Place has a walkability score of 94 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Delhi, which scores 70 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,243 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Connaught Place. The nearest grocery is Kundan Gold Private Limited - MyGoldKart, about 4 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Pandey's Paan6 min
- Marks and Spencer6 min
- The Street Chimney1 min
- The Mission Bay1 min
- Blue Moon Gift Shop Delhi1 min
- Kalatmak Jewel House1 min
- Cafe Tafri - Karol Bagh2 min
- Oh My God Cafe2 min
- Punjab National Bank - ATM2 min
- Union Bank of India2 min
- Palika Park1 min
- Unnamed park6 min
- Cambridge Junior School & Day Care-Hari Nagar1 min
- Footprints: Play School & Day Care Creche2 min
- Amrit Book Co.4 min
- English Brain Test4 min
- Charkha Museum3 min
- Museum of Illusions New Delhi3 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Connaught Place at 28.6318, 77.2194. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 118 street intersections per km², and blocks average 90 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Connaught Place
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1 km around the centre of Connaught Place. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Delhi
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chawri Bazar | 2.3 km | 93 |
| Raisina Hill | 2.5 km | 68 |
| Chandni Chowk | 3 km | 93 |
| Chanakyapuri | 5.1 km | 70 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Delhi page.
Questions about walking in Connaught Place
Is Connaught Place walkable?
Yes. Connaught Place in Delhi has a walkability score of 94 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Connaught Place more walkable than the rest of Delhi?
Connaught Place is more walkable than Delhi as a whole: it scores 94, against 70 for the 5 km around Delhi's centre. It ranks 1st 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 Connaught Place 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 Connaught Place it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 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.