How walkable is Kolkata?
Kolkata has a walkability score of 95 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 3rd most walkable of 44 cities ranked in India.
What's within walking distance
1,012 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Kolkata. The nearest grocery is Big Bazaar, about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools and culture & entertainment.
- Big Bazaar280 m · 3 min
- SMART Bazaar300 m · 4 min
- Reliance SMART Bazaar330 m · 4 min
- KFC40 m · 1 min
- WOW China90 m · 1 min
- WOW Chicken90 m · 1 min
- Bata Shoe Store70 m · 1 min
- Bata Store280 m · 3 min
- Exide Care - M R Auto Electric280 m · 3 min
- Cafe Porkotini430 m · 5 min
- Charulata500 m · 6 min
- Apur Appetite 500 m · 6 min
- UCO Bank ATM180 m · 2 min
- Bank of Baroda240 m · 3 min
- ICICI Bank370 m · 5 min
- Santosh Mitra Square740 m · 9 min
- Sradhananda Park910 m · 11 min
- Unnamed park990 m · 12 min
- Firstcry intellitots preschool behala Senhati 330 m · 4 min
- GEMS Public School430 m · 5 min
- Being Iban Academy430 m · 5 min
- Medicare book store1.1 km · 13 min
- Association of Otolaryngologists of India1.1 km · 14 min
- Kamala Library1.1 km · 14 min
- Cinema 2220 m · 3 min
- Jayanti Multiplex440 m · 6 min
- RDB Cinemas500 m · 6 min
Measured from the representative point at 22.5671, 88.3715. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 149 street intersections per km², and blocks average 62 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 86 to 99, and Kolkata's score of 95 is their median.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 92 | Map |
| 1 km north | 99 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 95 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 88 | Map |
| 1 km south | 86 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 98 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 99 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Howrah, India | 5 km | 82 |
| Jamshedpur, India | 225 km | 67 |
| Dhaka, Bangladesh | 245 km | 91 |
| Ranchi, India | 325 km | 79 |
| Chattogram, Bangladesh | 358 km | 80 |
Questions about walking in Kolkata
Is Kolkata a walkable city?
Yes. Central Kolkata has a walkability score of 95 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 3rd of 44 cities in India and 89th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in India?
Thāne is the most walkable of the 44 cities ranked in India, with a score of 96. Kolkata ranks 3rd with 95.
How does Kolkata compare with nearby cities?
Kolkata is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Kolkata scores 95, against Howrah (82, 5 km away), Jamshedpur (67, 225 km away) and Dhaka (91, 245 km away).
How is Kolkata'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 Kolkata it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, 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.