How walkable is Srinagar?
Srinagar has a walkability score of 66 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 41st most walkable of 44 cities ranked in India.
What's within walking distance
583 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Srinagar. The nearest grocery is Saklain's Coterie, about 15 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for shopping, coffee, banks and schools. It is weakest for books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Saklain's Coterie1.2 km · 15 min
- Lal Chowk1.3 km · 17 min
- zahoor enterprises1.5 km · 18 min
- Bake way bakery590 m · 7 min
- Kooks680 m · 9 min
- BBQ tonight740 m · 9 min
- Sherin fashion450 m · 6 min
- KZ Electronics500 m · 6 min
- Gills 2 Hills Fishing and Outdoors510 m · 6 min
- Alif The Cafe420 m · 5 min
- Kulhad Chai630 m · 8 min
- D Cafe1.1 km · 14 min
- J&K Bank - ATM360 m · 4 min
- HDFC Bank490 m · 6 min
- Punjab National Bank720 m · 9 min
- Unnamed park650 m · 8 min
- SPORTS GROUND870 m · 11 min
- Chinar Bagh Park1.0 km · 13 min
- Aspire Heritage School240 m · 3 min
- Mallinson Girls School1.8 km · 22 min
- Govt middle school malhura 1.9 km · 24 min
- Gulshan Books Kashmir1.3 km · 17 min
- Central Library GMC Srinagar2.1 km · 26 min
- Vitasta School of Law & Humanities2.3 km · 29 min
- Art Museum1.8 km · 22 min
Measured from the representative point at 34.0812, 74.8149. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 69 street intersections per km², and blocks average 98 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 1%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 54 to 84, and Srinagar's score of 66 is their median. Walkability changes a lot across the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 56 | Map |
| 1 km north | 64 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 54 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 66 | Map |
| 1 km south | 72 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 84 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 74 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rawalpindi, Pakistan | 171 km | 61 |
| Amritsar, India | 274 km | 88 |
| Lahore, Pakistan | 285 km | 58 |
| Faisalabad, Pakistan | 338 km | 67 |
| Ludhiana, India | 367 km | 84 |
Questions about walking in Srinagar
Is Srinagar a walkable city?
Partly. Central Srinagar has a walkability score of 66 out of 100, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It ranks 41st of 44 cities in India and 244th 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. Srinagar ranks 41st with 66.
How does Srinagar compare with nearby cities?
Srinagar sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Srinagar scores 66, against Rawalpindi (61, 171 km away), Amritsar (88, 274 km away) and Lahore (58, 285 km away).
How is Srinagar'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 Srinagar 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.