How walkable is Dharavi?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Dharavi has a walkability score of 89 out of 100 across the 850 m 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 Mumbai, which scores 76 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
603 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Dharavi. The nearest grocery is Reliance Fresh, about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
- Sion Bandra Likn Road7 min
- Arul Mart9 min
- Scorpio Chinese3 min
- Tasty Parota Corner6 min
- The Mobile Doctor1 min
- Jute Bag Manufacturers1 min
- Café Coffee Day7 min
- surfriescafe8 min
- HDFC Bank ATM4 min
- State Bank Of India6 min
- Holi Maidan7 min
- BEST Garden7 min
- Covo Del Bambino7 min
- Guru Nanak National High School7 min
- David Sassoon Library24 min
- गणेश चित्र कला मंदिर - शेटगे बंधू धारावी5 min
- Jagannath Banquet10 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Dharavi at 19.0445, 72.8586. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 218 street intersections per km², and blocks average 54 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Dharavi
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 850 m around the centre of Dharavi. Rings mark 400 m and 850 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Mumbai
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bandra | 3.4 km | 94 |
| Chembur | 4.3 km | 92 |
| Parel | 4.4 km | 94 |
| Juhu | 7.7 km | 92 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Mumbai page.
Questions about walking in Dharavi
Is Dharavi walkable?
Yes. Dharavi in Mumbai has a walkability score of 89 out of 100 across the 850 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Dharavi more walkable than the rest of Mumbai?
Dharavi is more walkable than Mumbai as a whole: it scores 89, against 76 for the 5 km around Mumbai's centre. It ranks 5th of the 5 Mumbai neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Mumbai?
Of the 5 Mumbai neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Bandra (94), Parel (94) and Chembur (92).
How is the walkability score of Dharavi 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 Dharavi it is the average of 60 points spread evenly across the 850 m 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.