--- title: "Is Kalyan-Dombivli walkable? Walkability score 42/100" description: "Kalyan-Dombivli scores 42/100 for walkability, likely an underestimate as open map data lists few places outside its centre." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/india/kalyan-dombivli updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [India](https://howwalkable.com/cities/india) 3. Kalyan-Dombivli # How walkable is Kalyan-Dombivli? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 Kalyan-Dombivli (Dombivali) has a walkability score of 42 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 89, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It is the 54th most walkable of the 60 cities ranked in India. 42 out of 100: Car-Dependent Most errands require a car. * #54 of 60 in India * #649 of 690 tied, worldwide * 89 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=19.21278&lon=73.09522&q=Kalyan-Dombivli%2C%20India) ## What's within walking distance of the centre 629 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Kalyan-Dombivli. The nearest grocery is about 12 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment. ### Groceries 1.8 of 3 points * Ashish's Ganesh General Stores, 12 min * Ganesh Dryfruits, 12 min * Patanjali Chikitsalay, 12 min ### Restaurants & bars 2.9 of 3 points * Regency Family Restaurant and Bar, 5 min * CakeJunction, 5 min * Shammys cakes and bakes, 5 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Mahlalakshmi Traders, 3 min * Riddhi Pooja Bhandar, 4 min * Nakoda Lights, 4 min ### Coffee 1.9 of 2 points * Café Coffee Day, 4 min * Shidoree Dombivli, 7 min * Cafe Coffee Day, 9 min ### Banks 1.0 of 1 point * IndusInd Bank, 2 min * Bank of Maharashtra, 4 min * UCO Bank, 4 min ### Parks 1.0 of 1 point * Nana Nani Park, 4 min * DOMBIVALI GYMKHANA SPORTS COMPLEX, 7 min * Traffic Gardeb Park, 9 min ### Schools 1.0 of 1 point * R V Nerurkar High School, 6 min * Ks Cutieepies Playschool & Daycare, 6 min * Astitva School, 7 min ### Books & libraries 1.0 of 1 point * Vivekanand Seva Mandal, Dombivli, 5 min * VSM's Engineering Community Centre, 11 min * Pharma Utility, 11 min ### Culture & entertainment 0.9 of 1 point * Shrikhande Wadi, Dombivli East, 7 min * Miraj Cinemas, 7 min * Sarvesh Hall, 9 min ### Further than usual * The nearest restaurant is 5 minutes from the centre on foot, against 1 minute for the median city ranked. Measured from the centre at 19.2128, 73.0952, the point near Kalyan-Dombivli'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 246 street intersections per km², and blocks average 51 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced. ## How far walkability reaches Kalyan-Dombivli's score of 42 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 90 within 1 km of the centre, 50 from 1 to 3 km out and 30 from 3 to 5 km out. 19 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. 21% 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. ![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Kalyan-Dombivli, one hexagon per square kilometre. 20% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 0, is 3 km to the south-west.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/india/kalyan-dombivli.svg?v=20bae2f78d83) Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Kalyan-Dombivli. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets. | Area | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Centre | 89 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 90 | 100% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 50 | 13% | 24 | | 3 to 5 km out | 30 | 12% | 41 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | --------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Ulhasnagar](https://howwalkable.com/cities/india/ulhasnagar), India | 7 km | 51 | | [Thane](https://howwalkable.com/cities/india/thane), India | 13 km | 73 | | [Bhayandar](https://howwalkable.com/cities/india/bhayandar), India | 26 km | 60 | | [Mumbai](https://howwalkable.com/cities/india/mumbai), India | 26 km | 76 | | [Pimpri-Chinchwad](https://howwalkable.com/cities/india/pimpri-chinchwad), India | 101 km | 64 | ## Questions about walking in Kalyan-Dombivli ### Is Kalyan-Dombivli a walkable city? Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Kalyan-Dombivli has a walkability score of 42 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 89. 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 54th of 60 cities in India and joint 649th 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. Kalyan-Dombivli ranks 54th with 42. ### How does Kalyan-Dombivli compare with nearby cities? Kalyan-Dombivli is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 42, against Ulhasnagar (51, 7 km away), Thane (73, 13 km away) and Bhayandar (60, 26 km away). ### Which part of Kalyan-Dombivli is most walkable? The streets just around Kalyan-Dombivli's centre are its most walkable, averaging 90 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 89. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-east (averaging 75) and falls most to the west (10). ### How is Kalyan-Dombivli's walkability score calculated? For Kalyan-Dombivli it is the average of 72 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 15 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. 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