How walkable is Hisar?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Hisar has a walkability score of 33 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 91, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It is the 59th most walkable of the 60 cities ranked in India.
What's within walking distance of the centre
648 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Hisar. The nearest grocery is about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks and schools. It is weakest for culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Mittal Departmental Store, 8 min
- Camp Market, 17 min
Restaurants & bars
- 7th Heaven Hisar, 4 min
- Brother's Oven, 4 min
Shopping
- RP Dalmia Emporio, 3 min
- Shoe Club, 4 min
Coffee
- Big Mugs, 4 min
- KitsKos cafe, 4 min
Banks
- Punjab National Bank, 5 min
- Punjab National Bank - ATM, 6 min
Parks
- saraswati park, 17 min
- Vijay Park, 22 min
Schools
- Saplings learning nest, 5 min
- lakmeacademyhisar, 6 min
Books & libraries
- Sidhu Library Jawahar Nagar, 14 min
- Guru Chanakya Library, 24 min
Culture & entertainment
- Zorba Theatre, 17 min
- Meet Classes, 19 min
Further than usual
- The nearest cultural venue is 17 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 29.1423, 75.7307, the point near Hisar'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 257 street intersections per km², and blocks average 58 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Hisar's score of 33 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 77 within 1 km of the centre, 46 from 1 to 3 km out and 18 from 3 to 5 km out. 16 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. 15% 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 Hisar. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 91 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 77 | 86% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 46 | 15% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 18 | 2% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Karnal, India | 136 km | 30 |
| Patiala, India | 147 km | 41 |
| Gurgaon, India | 149 km | 70 |
| Delhi, India | 157 km | 70 |
| Faridabad, India | 176 km | 56 |
Questions about walking in Hisar
Is Hisar a walkable city?
Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Hisar has a walkability score of 33 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 91. Open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre in some cities, so scores there may be underestimates. 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 59th of 60 cities in India and joint 680th 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. Hisar ranks 59th with 33.
How does Hisar compare with nearby cities?
Hisar sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 33, against Karnal (30, 136 km away), Patiala (41, 147 km away) and Gurgaon (70, 149 km away).
Which part of Hisar is most walkable?
Hisar's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 91. Walkability averages 77 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-west (averaging 44) and falls most to the south (5).
How is Hisar's walkability score calculated?
For Hisar it is the average of 75 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 11 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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