How walkable is Thiruvananthapuram?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Thiruvananthapuram has a walkability score of 55 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 28th most walkable of the 60 cities ranked in India, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
608 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Thiruvananthapuram. The nearest grocery is about 17 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks and culture & entertainment. It is weakest for groceries.
Groceries
- Hajaras Arabian Bazaar Duty Paid Shop, 20 min
- Kunnil Supermarket Thirumala, 22 min
Restaurants & bars
- Keys Select Hotel, Thiruvananthapuram, 4 min
- Tadka North Indian Restaurant, 5 min
Shopping
- Vi - Vodafone Idea Store, 2 min
- Prestige Xclusive - Thampanoor, 3 min
Coffee
- Big Belly Momos - Panavila, 8 min
- Indian Coffee House, 11 min
Banks
- HDFC Bank, 9 min
- Kotak Mahindra Bank, 9 min
Parks
- Ponnara Sreedhar Park, 10 min
- Gandhi Park, 21 min
Schools
- Eduworld International, 13 min
- Ace College of Engineering, 14 min
Books & libraries
- Mathrubhumi Books, 9 min
- Modern Book Centre, 10 min
Culture & entertainment
- Nila Theater, 8 min
- Kairali Nila Sree, 8 min
Further than usual
- The nearest grocery is 17 minutes from the centre on foot, against 5 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest school is 13 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 8.4933, 76.9538, the point near Thiruvananthapuram'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 168 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
Thiruvananthapuram's score of 55 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 83 within 1 km of the centre, 69 from 1 to 3 km out and 43 from 3 to 5 km out. 32% 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 Thiruvananthapuram. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 79 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 83 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 69 | 53% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 43 | 10% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kochi, India | 179 km | 58 |
| Madurai, India | 205 km | 50 |
| Coimbatore, India | 281 km | 52 |
| Tiruchirappalli, India | 323 km | 37 |
| Kozhikode, India | 333 km | 46 |
Questions about walking in Thiruvananthapuram
Is Thiruvananthapuram a walkable city?
Partly. Thiruvananthapuram has a walkability score of 55 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 79. 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 28th of 60 cities in India and joint 520th 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. Thiruvananthapuram ranks joint 28th with 55.
How does Thiruvananthapuram compare with nearby cities?
Thiruvananthapuram sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 55, against Kochi (58, 179 km away), Madurai (50, 205 km away) and Coimbatore (52, 281 km away).
Which part of Thiruvananthapuram is most walkable?
The streets just around Thiruvananthapuram's centre are its most walkable, averaging 83 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 79. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 78) and falls most to the south-east (33).
How is Thiruvananthapuram's walkability score calculated?
For Thiruvananthapuram it is the average of 88 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 28 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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