How walkable is Rājkot?
Rājkot has a walkability score of 92 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 6th most walkable of 44 cities ranked in India.
What's within walking distance
856 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Rājkot. The nearest grocery is ClassicFresca, about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks and schools.
- ClassicFresca160 m · 2 min
- Patels & Raykas Co.460 m · 6 min
- Shreenath Natural550 m · 7 min
- Sasuji Ka Dhaba / Best Multicuisine Restaurant in Rajkot/ Punjabi / Gujrati Thal200 m · 3 min
- Dana Pani210 m · 3 min
- DNS Desserts N Shakes _ Kishanpara Chowk350 m · 4 min
- Computer Mela120 m · 2 min
- Vi - Vodafone Idea Store160 m · 2 min
- Samsung SmartCafé (Sun Trading)200 m · 3 min
- TeaStreet190 m · 2 min
- MTV Café400 m · 5 min
- Tea Post Apni Chai Ki Dukaan700 m · 9 min
- Indian Overseas Bank220 m · 3 min
- Bank of Baroda400 m · 5 min
- Aavas Financiers Limited420 m · 5 min
- Bal Bhavan520 m · 6 min
- Race Course Park540 m · 7 min
- Housing Board Garden610 m · 8 min
- Little kidz Pre School430 m · 5 min
- Kidzee Race Course Ring Road, Rajkot430 m · 5 min
- My Chhota School Play House500 m · 6 min
- Rotary Midtown Library1.2 km · 15 min
- Rmc Library Shrof Road1.8 km · 22 min
- Chauhan Law Book Agency2.3 km · 29 min
- OVSRCSC,Rajkot850 m · 11 min
- Rotary Dolls Museum950 m · 12 min
- Shree Pramukh Swami Auditorium1.2 km · 15 min
Measured from the representative point at 22.2961, 70.7848. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 359 street intersections per km², and blocks average 50 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 66 to 97, and Rājkot's score of 92 is their median. Walkability changes a lot across the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 93 | Map |
| 1 km north | 82 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 97 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 83 | Map |
| 1 km south | 66 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 94 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 92 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmedabad, India | 202 km | 83 |
| Surat, India | 243 km | 82 |
| Vadodara, India | 249 km | 76 |
| Virār, India | 379 km | 73 |
| Nashik, India | 403 km | 81 |
Questions about walking in Rājkot
Is Rājkot a walkable city?
Yes. Central Rājkot has a walkability score of 92 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 6th of 44 cities in India and 121st 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. Rājkot ranks 6th with 92.
How does Rājkot compare with nearby cities?
Rājkot is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Rājkot scores 92, against Ahmedabad (83, 202 km away), Surat (82, 243 km away) and Vadodara (76, 249 km away).
How is Rājkot'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 Rājkot 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.