How walkable is Jabalpur?
Jabalpur has a walkability score of 45 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. It is the 38th most walkable of 41 cities ranked in India.
What's within walking distance of the centre
610 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Jabalpur. The nearest grocery is One Stop Grocery, about 9 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks and parks.
- One Stop Grocery720 m · 9 min
- Patanjali Chikitsalay1.1 km · 13 min
- RUBY Kirana General Stores1.2 km · 15 min
- Farzi Cafe, Jabalpur140 m · 2 min
- Freezing Hub Ice Cream Parlour300 m · 4 min
- Shri Laddu Gopal310 m · 4 min
- Silicon System Desktop & Laptop Gallery110 m · 1 min
- HP World140 m · 2 min
- davaindia GENERIC PHARMACY280 m · 4 min
- Cafe Magicana480 m · 6 min
- DX Cafe and Pool510 m · 6 min
- The New Yorker Cafe610 m · 8 min
- Geojit Financial Services Limited160 m · 2 min
- HDFC Bank280 m · 3 min
- PNB Housing Finance Limited280 m · 3 min
- Bhawartaal Park70 m · 1 min
- Bhawartaal Skating Rink290 m · 4 min
- Nehru Garden420 m · 5 min
- St. Xavier's High School, Jabalpur590 m · 7 min
- Little Kingdom School650 m · 8 min
- Christian Higher Secondary School770 m · 10 min
- Children Book House720 m · 9 min
- Gandhi Bhawan Library Jabalpur1.3 km · 16 min
- Mansha Library and Study Center1.3 km · 17 min
- Manas Bhawan670 m · 8 min
- Samdareeya Era Cinema820 m · 10 min
- शहीद स्मारक आडोटोरियम, जबलपुर1.3 km · 16 min
Measured from the centre at 23.1631, 79.9330, the point near Jabalpur'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 160 street intersections per km², and blocks average 70 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Jabalpur's score of 45 is the average across the 5 km around its centre. Walkability averages 88 within 1 km of the centre, 53 from 1 to 3 km out and 32 from 3 to 5 km out. 19% 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.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 91 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 88 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 53 | 17% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 32 | 7% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nagpur, India | 242 km | 64 |
| Raipur, India | 276 km | 53 |
| Prayagraj, India | 318 km | 48 |
| Kanpur, India | 369 km | 55 |
| Varanasi, India | 392 km | 49 |
Questions about walking in Jabalpur
Is Jabalpur a walkable city?
Not very. Jabalpur has a walkability score of 45 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 91. It ranks 38th of 41 cities in India and 216th of 224 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in India?
Bengaluru is the most walkable of the 41 cities ranked in India, with a score of 84. Jabalpur ranks 38th with 45.
How does Jabalpur compare with nearby cities?
Jabalpur is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Jabalpur scores 45, against Nagpur (64, 242 km away), Raipur (53, 276 km away) and Prayagraj (48, 318 km away).
How is Jabalpur's walkability score 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 Jabalpur it is the average of 80 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, 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. City position and population from GeoNames.