How walkable is Pune?
Pune has a walkability score of 96 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 2nd most walkable of 44 cities ranked in India.
What's within walking distance
1,564 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Pune. The nearest grocery is Ganesh Peth Fish Market, about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Ganesh Peth Fish Market110 m · 1 min
- Patanjali Chikitsalay300 m · 4 min
- Ramsukh Market500 m · 6 min
- Ramesh Sweets & Cakes20 m · 1 min
- RK Kitchen- Wakad40 m · 1 min
- Atharva World of Veg270 m · 3 min
- Ideal Hardware Stores150 m · 2 min
- Shabbir Trading Corporation180 m · 2 min
- JAY DECOR220 m · 3 min
- Dukens600 m · 7 min
- The Urban Crust720 m · 9 min
- Poona Cafe730 m · 9 min
- HDFC Bank ATM290 m · 4 min
- Bank of Baroda330 m · 4 min
- YES Bank ATM380 m · 5 min
- Swami Samarth Park520 m · 6 min
- Chhatrapati Shahu Udyan950 m · 12 min
- Vijaya Kailas Tikone Udyan1.4 km · 17 min
- Gurunanak High School250 m · 3 min
- The Kidz Arena Pre-School and Daycare Centre350 m · 4 min
- Raja Dhanraaj Girji High School and Junior College460 m · 6 min
- Book Space120 m · 2 min
- Panchajnya Publishers Book Store340 m · 4 min
- Pune Nagar Vachan Mandir1.0 km · 13 min
- Priyadarshi Academy170 m · 2 min
- Melody Makers570 m · 7 min
- Shri Datta Mandir Pune960 m · 12 min
Measured from the representative point at 18.5151, 73.8636. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 269 street intersections per km², and blocks average 55 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 80 to 100, and Pune's score of 96 is their median.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 100 | Map |
| 1 km north | 80 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 91 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 96 | Map |
| 1 km south | 97 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 98 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 92 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Pimpri-Chinchwad, India | 12 km | 72 |
| Kalyān, India | 111 km | 87 |
| Dombivali, India | 112 km | 89 |
| Mumbai, India | 120 km | 88 |
| Thāne, India | 120 km | 96 |
Questions about walking in Pune
Is Pune a walkable city?
Yes. Central Pune has a walkability score of 96 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 2nd of 44 cities in India and 83rd 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. Pune ranks 2nd with 96.
How does Pune compare with nearby cities?
Pune is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Pune scores 96, against Pimpri-Chinchwad (72, 12 km away), Kalyān (87, 111 km away) and Dombivali (89, 112 km away).
How is Pune'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 Pune 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.