How walkable is Guwahati?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Guwahati has a walkability score of 51 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 38th most walkable of the 60 cities ranked in India, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
810 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Guwahati. The nearest grocery is about 11 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Kalpana Market, 16 min
- Dell Exclusive Store - Silpukhuri, 17 min
Restaurants & bars
- Bombay Kulfi, 3 min
- Royal Naga Restaurant paltan, 4 min
Shopping
- Global Computers, 1 min
- Godrej Interio - Furniture Store in Ulubari, 1 min
Coffee
- Gossip Bistro and Cafe, 16 min
- Heritage Khorika Cafe, 16 min
Banks
- ICICI Bank, 2 min
- Utkarsh Small Finance Bank (Ulubari), 4 min
Parks
- Dighalipukhuri War Memorial, 24 min
- Nehru Park, 24 min
Schools
- Tender Petals Rehabari Centre, 11 min
- ABCD Montessori School, 11 min
Books & libraries
- Dalang, Changsari, Kamrup, Assam, 11 min
- Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, 16 min
Culture & entertainment
- Apsara Cinema Hall, 4 min
- Grande Cines, 9 min
Further than usual
- The nearest café is 10 minutes from the centre on foot, against 3 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest park is 18 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 26.1766, 91.7558, the point near Guwahati'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 139 street intersections per km², and blocks average 74 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Guwahati's score of 51 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 85 within 1 km of the centre, 64 from 1 to 3 km out and 36 from 3 to 5 km out. 21 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 36% 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 Guwahati. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 85 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 85 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 64 | 54% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 36 | 13% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Gazipur, Bangladesh | 278 km | 39 |
| Dhaka, Bangladesh | 307 km | 73 |
| Siliguri, India | 336 km | 43 |
| Chittagong, Bangladesh | 428 km | 49 |
| Kolkata, India | 529 km | 81 |
Questions about walking in Guwahati
Is Guwahati a walkable city?
Partly. Guwahati has a walkability score of 51 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 85. 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 38th of 60 cities in India and joint 582nd 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. Guwahati ranks joint 38th with 51.
How does Guwahati compare with nearby cities?
Guwahati sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 51, against Gazipur (39, 278 km away), Dhaka (73, 307 km away) and Siliguri (43, 336 km away).
Which part of Guwahati is most walkable?
Guwahati's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 85. Walkability averages 85 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-east (averaging 70) and falls most to the north-west (4).
How is Guwahati's walkability score calculated?
For Guwahati it is the average of 70 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 25 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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