How walkable is Kolhapur?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Kolhapur has a walkability score of 39 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 84, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It is the 57th most walkable of the 60 cities ranked in India.
What's within walking distance of the centre
695 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Kolhapur. The nearest grocery is about 9 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Lucky Bazar, 17 min
- Satyam Global Food Mart, 19 min
Restaurants & bars
- Hotel Rangda, 4 min
- Govinda's Restaurant, Iskcon Kolhapur, 5 min
Shopping
- G Enterprises, 2 min
- Sleepwell, 2 min
Coffee
- The Food Space, 15 min
- Maddy's cafe & Dine, 15 min
Banks
- Bank of Baroda, 4 min
- Punjab National Bank, 5 min
Parks
- Rajaram Hall Garden, 13 min
- Mahaveer Garden, 13 min
Schools
- Vidyapeeth HighSchool, 6 min
- Sarvgyan Academy, 16 min
Books & libraries
- Granth The Book World, 17 min
- Night College Kolhapur Library, 23 min
Culture & entertainment
- Prabhat Talkies, 11 min
- Padma Talkies (Movie Theater), 11 min
Further than usual
- The nearest café is 13 minutes from the centre on foot, against 3 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 16.6995, 74.2340, the point near Kolhapur'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 190 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
Kolhapur's score of 39 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 85 within 1 km of the centre, 54 from 1 to 3 km out and 24 from 3 to 5 km out. 15 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. 17% 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 Kolhapur. 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 | 85 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 54 | 24% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 24 | 0% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Pune, India | 207 km | 73 |
| Pimpri-Chinchwad, India | 219 km | 64 |
| Mumbai, India | 301 km | 76 |
| Ulhasnagar, India | 303 km | 51 |
| Kalyan-Dombivli, India | 306 km | 42 |
Questions about walking in Kolhapur
Is Kolhapur a walkable city?
Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Kolhapur has a walkability score of 39 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 84. 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 57th of 60 cities in India and joint 668th 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. Kolhapur ranks 57th with 39.
How does Kolhapur compare with nearby cities?
Kolhapur is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 39, against Pune (73, 207 km away), Pimpri-Chinchwad (64, 219 km away) and Mumbai (76, 301 km away).
Which part of Kolhapur is most walkable?
The streets just around Kolhapur's centre are its most walkable, averaging 85 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 south-west (averaging 39) and falls most to the north-west (5).
How is Kolhapur's walkability score calculated?
For Kolhapur it is the average of 76 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 13 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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