The most walkable neighbourhoods in Pune
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
8 neighbourhoods of Pune ranked by walkability, each scored across the area around its own centre. Deccan Gymkhana leads with 96/100, then Kalyani Nagar (90) and Aundh (88). 6 of the 8 score 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot, and the lowest we rank is Pashan (51).
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deccan Gymkhana | 96 |
| 2 | Kalyani Nagar | 90 |
| 3 | Aundh | 88 |
| 4 | Kharadi | 81 |
| 5 | Baner | 73 |
| 6 | Vishrantwadi | 70 |
| 7 | Balewadi | 55 |
| 8 | Pashan | 51 |
"From the centre" is the distance from Pune's busiest point to the neighbourhood's centre. "Area scoring 70+" is the share of points across the neighbourhood where most errands can be done on foot.
The top 5 up close
Deccan Gymkhana
Deccan Gymkhana is the most central of these five, 2.2 km west of Pune's busiest point, and scores 96/100. It has the most libraries and bookshops of the five: 32 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest Bookavibe, about 10 minutes away. More on Deccan Gymkhana.
Kalyani Nagar
Kalyani Nagar scores 90/100, 5.6 km north-east of Pune's busiest point. 567 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 3 minutes away. More on Kalyani Nagar.
Aundh
Aundh scores 88/100, 7.5 km north-west of Pune's busiest point. 507 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 5 minutes away. It has the fewest restaurants of the five, 114. 92% of its area scores 70 or more. More on Aundh.
Kharadi
Kharadi scores 81/100, 9.3 km north-east of Pune's busiest point. 460 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 4 minutes away. Its thinnest category against the others is libraries and bookshops, with none. 93% of its area scores 70 or more.
Baner
Baner lies the furthest out of these five, 9.5 km north-west of Pune's busiest point, and scores 73/100. None of the others has as many schools, with 47 in a 30 minute walk; Little Millennium is the nearest, about 4 minutes away. It has the fewest shops of the five, 142. 73% of its area scores 70 or more. More on Baner.
Centre and outskirts
Deccan Gymkhana is 2.2 km from Pune's centre, and the nearest ranked neighbourhood to the centre is Deccan Gymkhana, 2.2 km away, scoring 96.
Each dot is a ranked neighbourhood, numbered by rank and coloured by score, placed by its distance and direction from the centre of Pune.
Pune as a whole scores 73 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre. Other cities in India with ranked neighbourhoods: Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi, Visakhapatnam.
Questions about Pune's neighbourhoods
What is the most walkable neighbourhood in Pune?
Deccan Gymkhana is the most walkable of the 8 neighbourhoods we rank in Pune, with a walkability score of 96 out of 100 (Walker's Paradise). It is followed by Kalyani Nagar (90) and Aundh (88).
Which neighbourhoods of Pune are least walkable?
Of the 8 neighbourhoods we rank, the lowest scoring are Pashan (51) and Balewadi (55). These are the best-known neighbourhoods with their own Wikipedia articles, so less walkable outer suburbs that are not ranked may score lower still.
How are Pune's neighbourhoods ranked?
Each neighbourhood is scored at points 100 m to 500 m apart across a circle around its centre, sized to its area, and its score is the mean of those points. Each point's score counts the groceries, restaurants, shops, schools, parks and other everyday places within a 30 minute walk, as described in the methodology. Pune scores 73 across the 5 km around its centre.
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. Neighbourhoods and where they lie from Overture Maps and Wikidata.