How walkable is Karnal?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Karnal has a walkability score of 30 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. It is the least walkable of the 60 cities ranked in India.
What's within walking distance of the centre
883 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Karnal. The nearest grocery is about 25 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for banks, parks and schools. It is weakest for groceries and books & libraries.
Groceries
- Patanjali Mega Store, 28 min
Restaurants & bars
- Subway, 1 min
- Kalra Hotel, 3 min
Shopping
- Zee Laboratories, 6 min
- Karunamayi, 10 min
Coffee
- Cafe Thirsty Crow's, 12 min
- Friends Cafe, 14 min
Banks
- Punjab National Bank, 1 min
- Punjab National Bank - CDM, 1 min
Parks
- Sector 7 Park 26, 5 min
- Sector 7 Park 24, 6 min
Schools
- Vector Academy, 10 min
- EuroKids Preschool Karnal, Best Kindergarten in Haryana, 10 min
Books & libraries
- Harish Pujan Store, 18 min
Culture & entertainment
- Movie Time Karnal, 14 min
- K3C Harsh A Movie Karnal, 14 min
Further than usual
- The nearest grocery is 25 minutes from the centre on foot, against 5 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 29.6881, 77.0026, the point near Karnal'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 245 street intersections per km², and blocks average 67 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Karnal's score of 30 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 68 within 1 km of the centre, 43 from 1 to 3 km out and 14 from 3 to 5 km out. 14 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. 8% 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 Karnal. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 68 | 0% |
| Within 1 km | 68 | 29% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 43 | 14% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 14 | 0% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Patiala, India | 92 km | 41 |
| Chandigarh, India | 118 km | 62 |
| Delhi, India | 118 km | 70 |
| Ghaziabad, India | 123 km | 53 |
| Dehradun, India | 123 km | 57 |
Questions about walking in Karnal
Is Karnal a walkable city?
Not very. Karnal has a walkability score of 30 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 68. 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 60th of 60 cities in India and joint 686th 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. Karnal ranks 60th with 30.
How does Karnal compare with nearby cities?
Karnal is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 30, against Patiala (41, 92 km away), Chandigarh (62, 118 km away) and Delhi (70, 118 km away).
Which part of Karnal is most walkable?
Karnal's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 68. Walkability averages 68 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 42) and falls most to the south-east (4).
How is Karnal's walkability score calculated?
For Karnal it is the average of 77 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 6 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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