How walkable is Siliguri?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Siliguri has a walkability score of 43 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 52nd most walkable of the 60 cities ranked in India, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
850 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Siliguri. The nearest grocery is about 4 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- New Radhakrishna Bhandar Bidhan Market, 6 min
- Patanjali Arogya Kendra, 7 min
Restaurants & bars
- Aayushi's Panificio, 1 min
- Kitchen 9 Village Siliguri, 1 min
Shopping
- Sandeep enterprise, 1 min
- Mango Tree Village Haat, 1 min
Coffee
- Sikkim Tea House, 4 min
- Netaji Cabin, 4 min
Banks
- Punjab National Bank, 1 min
- Axis Bank, 2 min
Parks
- Play Ground, 16 min
- College Para Shishu Udyan, 20 min
Schools
- Little Planet, 4 min
- Siliguri Model High School, 9 min
Books & libraries
- Metro Books & Stationeries, 21 min
- Bharti Pustak Bhandar, 25 min
Culture & entertainment
- Savin Cinemas, 14 min
- Dinabandhu Manch Siliguri, 16 min
Measured from the centre at 26.7178, 88.4235, the point near Siliguri'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 184 street intersections per km², and blocks average 71 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Siliguri's score of 43 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 87 within 1 km of the centre, 60 from 1 to 3 km out and 25 from 3 to 5 km out. 23% 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 Siliguri. 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 | 87 | 86% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 60 | 43% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 25 | 2% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu, Nepal | 327 km | 82 |
| Guwahati, India | 336 km | 51 |
| Patna, India | 352 km | 63 |
| Gazipur, Bangladesh | 362 km | 39 |
| Dhaka, Bangladesh | 389 km | 73 |
Questions about walking in Siliguri
Is Siliguri a walkable city?
Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Siliguri has a walkability score of 43 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 52nd of 60 cities in India and joint 643rd 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. Siliguri ranks joint 52nd with 43.
How does Siliguri compare with nearby cities?
Siliguri is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 43, against Kathmandu (82, 327 km away), Guwahati (51, 336 km away) and Patna (63, 352 km away).
Which part of Siliguri is most walkable?
Siliguri'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 87 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 50) and falls most to the south-west (13).
How is Siliguri's walkability score calculated?
For Siliguri it is the average of 86 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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