How walkable is Jalandhar?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Jalandhar 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
1,028 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Jalandhar. The nearest grocery is about 11 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks and schools. It is weakest for books & libraries.
Groceries
- Patanjali Mega Store, 14 min
- Reliance SMART Bazaar, 19 min
Restaurants & bars
- Sagar Ratna, 4 min
- The Craving Box, 4 min
Shopping
- Rage Womens Clothing, 3 min
- Liberty Exclusive Showroom, 3 min
Coffee
- Pyramid Jalandhar, 9 min
- Barista, 9 min
Banks
- Punjab National Bank - CDM, 2 min
- Indian Overseas Bank, 3 min
Parks
- Dusshera Ground Model Town, 16 min
- Model Town Park, 21 min
Schools
- Ivy World Play School, 12 min
- Joy house Pre-primary School, 14 min
Books & libraries
- Readers' Paradise, 20 min
- Puneet Stationers, 28 min
Culture & entertainment
- Zoo_Chapultepec, 12 min
- Naaz Cinema, 20 min
Further than usual
- The nearest library or bookshop is 19 minutes from the centre on foot, against 6 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 31.3178, 75.5792, the point near Jalandhar'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 240 street intersections per km², and blocks average 64 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Jalandhar'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 87 within 1 km of the centre, 66 from 1 to 3 km out and 38 from 3 to 5 km out. 28% 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 Jalandhar. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 84 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 87 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 66 | 50% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 38 | 6% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ludhiana, India | 53 km | 64 |
| Amritsar, India | 75 km | 50 |
| Lahore, Pakistan | 120 km | 60 |
| Chandigarh, India | 133 km | 62 |
| Patiala, India | 135 km | 41 |
Questions about walking in Jalandhar
Is Jalandhar a walkable city?
Partly. Jalandhar 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 84. 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. Jalandhar ranks joint 38th with 51.
How does Jalandhar compare with nearby cities?
Jalandhar sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 51, against Ludhiana (64, 53 km away), Amritsar (50, 75 km away) and Lahore (60, 120 km away).
Which part of Jalandhar is most walkable?
The streets just around Jalandhar's centre are its most walkable, averaging 87 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 84. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 64) and falls most to the south-east (29).
How is Jalandhar's walkability score calculated?
For Jalandhar it is the average of 90 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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