How walkable is Alipore?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Alipore has a walkability score of 83 out of 100 across the 1.2 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 5th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Kolkata, which scores 81 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
681 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Alipore. The nearest grocery is Inspirit, about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, banks, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- National International Food Electronic Cosmetic Clothe Product Wholesale20 min
- Cafe24 min
- Drive in Snack Bar5 min
- Mintelaa - Alipore8 min
- Brunito - Shirt Avenue8 min
- ZOIS8 min
- Viso Cafe8 min
- Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters Origins | Alipore Road8 min
- HDFC Bank4 min
- HDFC Bank ATM4 min
- Alipore Zoo12 min
- Unnamed park12 min
- Wings Alipore7 min
- Nangi High School11 min
- Alipore Central-National Library12 min
- The National Library12 min
- Belvedere Club6 min
- Alipore Central Correctional Home12 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Alipore at 22.5265, 88.3324. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 78 street intersections per km², and blocks average 71 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Alipore
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.2 km around the centre of Alipore. Rings mark 600 m and 1.2 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Kolkata
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Tollygunge | 3.4 km | 86 |
| Esplanade | 4.5 km | 88 |
| Jadavpur | 5.3 km | 91 |
| B. B. D. Bagh | 5.3 km | 94 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Kolkata page.
Questions about walking in Alipore
Is Alipore walkable?
Yes. Alipore in Kolkata has a walkability score of 83 out of 100 across the 1.2 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Alipore more walkable than the rest of Kolkata?
Alipore is about as walkable as Kolkata as a whole: it scores 83, against 81 for the 5 km around Kolkata's centre. It ranks 5th of the 5 Kolkata neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Kolkata?
Of the 5 Kolkata neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are B. B. D. Bagh (94), Jadavpur (91) and Esplanade (88).
How is the walkability score of Alipore 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 Alipore it is the average of 60 points spread evenly across the 1.2 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.