How walkable is Madurai?
Madurai has a walkability score of 81 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 27th most walkable of 44 cities ranked in India.
What's within walking distance
604 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Madurai. The nearest grocery is Madurai Meenakshi Appalam, about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for shopping, banks and parks.
- Madurai Meenakshi Appalam550 m · 7 min
- Rajlaxmi Kirana Stores620 m · 8 min
- SRI Dhatchina Traders750 m · 9 min
- Sri Muniyandi Vilas300 m · 4 min
- Hotel Sri Nagalakshmi Annex430 m · 5 min
- Amsavalli Bhavan500 m · 6 min
- Meenakshi tailoring280 m · 3 min
- Sleepwell300 m · 4 min
- Sri Vasavi Thanga Maaligai310 m · 4 min
- Blue Forest Cafe390 m · 5 min
- Paddock 7 cafe madurai1.5 km · 18 min
- Temple Town Coffee1.6 km · 20 min
- Canara Bank280 m · 4 min
- Janseva Cooperative Credit Society Ltd, Madurai310 m · 4 min
- Muthoot FinCorp Gold Loan350 m · 4 min
- Unnamed park360 m · 4 min
- Meenakshi Park1.3 km · 16 min
- Ayra Vaishiyar Higher Secondary School1.3 km · 16 min
- Pandia Vellalar Corporation Middle School1.5 km · 18 min
- Nadar Vidyasala Middle School1.5 km · 18 min
- Madura Book Center1.3 km · 16 min
- Jayam Book Centre1.3 km · 16 min
- SSV Traders1.4 km · 17 min
- Vengadesh Skating Academy830 m · 10 min
- Annai Rasamani Sankaralingam Arangam1.2 km · 15 min
- Ghandi Museum, Madurai1.7 km · 21 min
Measured from the representative point at 9.9145, 78.1274. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 280 street intersections per km², and blocks average 57 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 74 to 98, and Madurai's score of 81 is their median.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 98 | Map |
| 1 km north | 86 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 85 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 81 | Map |
| 1 km south | 80 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 74 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 79 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Tiruchirappalli, India | 118 km | 72 |
| Coimbatore, India | 175 km | 81 |
| Bengaluru, India | 345 km | 93 |
| Chennai, India | 424 km | 86 |
| Vijayawada, India | 783 km | 87 |
Questions about walking in Madurai
Is Madurai a walkable city?
Yes. Central Madurai has a walkability score of 81 out of 100, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It ranks 27th of 44 cities in India and 198th 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. Madurai ranks 27th with 81.
How does Madurai compare with nearby cities?
Madurai sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Madurai scores 81, against Tiruchirappalli (72, 118 km away), Coimbatore (81, 175 km away) and Bengaluru (93, 345 km away).
How is Madurai'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 Madurai 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.