How walkable is Mangaluru?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Mangaluru has a walkability score of 49 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 99, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It is the joint 44th most walkable of the 60 cities ranked in India, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
788 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Mangaluru. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- RK Foods, 8 min
- MFC Food Mart, 8 min
Restaurants & bars
- Infiniti Lounge Bar, 2 min
- The Liquid Lounge, 2 min
Shopping
- Laxmidas Jewellers, 2 min
- Sleepwell, 3 min
Coffee
- Brio Cafe and Grill, 4 min
- Halo Garden Cafe, 6 min
Banks
- Punjab National Bank, 3 min
- South Indian Bank, 4 min
Parks
- Tagore Park, 4 min
- Al-vana, 7 min
Schools
- TinyTreasures, 4 min
- St. Mary's School, 5 min
Books & libraries
- Sapna Book House - Mangalore, 11 min
- School Book Company, 16 min
Culture & entertainment
- Bishop Jathanna Auditorium, 7 min
- Cinépolis, 8 min
Measured from the centre at 12.8717, 74.8471, the point near Mangaluru'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 102 street intersections per km², and blocks average 80 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Mangaluru's score of 49 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 91 within 1 km of the centre, 61 from 1 to 3 km out and 30 from 3 to 5 km out. 24 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. 30% 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 Mangaluru. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 99 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 91 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 61 | 44% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 30 | 3% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Mysore, India | 206 km | 56 |
| Kozhikode, India | 211 km | 46 |
| Bengaluru, India | 297 km | 84 |
| Coimbatore, India | 313 km | 52 |
| Kochi, India | 365 km | 58 |
Questions about walking in Mangaluru
Is Mangaluru a walkable city?
Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Mangaluru has a walkability score of 49 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 99. 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 joint 44th of 60 cities in India and joint 605th 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. Mangaluru ranks joint 44th with 49.
How does Mangaluru compare with nearby cities?
Mangaluru sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 49, against Mysore (56, 206 km away), Kozhikode (46, 211 km away) and Bengaluru (84, 297 km away).
Which part of Mangaluru is most walkable?
Mangaluru's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 99. Walkability averages 91 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 54) and falls most to the west (3).
How is Mangaluru's walkability score calculated?
For Mangaluru it is the average of 67 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 20 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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