How walkable is Ulhasnagar?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Ulhasnagar has a walkability score of 51 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 38th most walkable of the 60 cities ranked in India, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
667 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Ulhasnagar. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools and books & libraries.
Groceries
- Reliance SMART Bazaar, 11 min
- Kundan Deep Dry Fruit and General Store, 13 min
Restaurants & bars
- Sainath-General store, Dry fruits and Bakery, 4 min
- Rajan Snacks, 5 min
Shopping
- Rangoli Sarees kalyan, 3 min
- Adil Sports Shoes, 3 min
Coffee
- Starbucks, 6 min
- MB's Cafe Shirwal, 12 min
Banks
- YES Bank ATM, 4 min
- Kotak Mahindra, 5 min
Parks
- Rani Laxmibai Garden, 13 min
- Subhash Maidan, 13 min
Schools
- Smart Kids PreSchool, 3 min
- Central Railway Secondary School and Junior College, 4 min
Books & libraries
- RAJ Trading, 9 min
- Papyrus The Book Store, 19 min
Culture & entertainment
- C m Gandhi Auditorium, Kalyan, 17 min
- EchoWave Studio, 21 min
Further than usual
- The nearest cultural venue is 14 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 19.2400, 73.1357, the point near Ulhasnagar'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 152 street intersections per km², and blocks average 63 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Ulhasnagar's score of 51 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, 65 from 1 to 3 km out and 35 from 3 to 5 km out. 17 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 35% 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 Ulhasnagar. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 94 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 83 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 65 | 46% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 35 | 15% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kalyan-Dombivli, India | 7 km | 42 |
| Thane, India | 20 km | 73 |
| Mumbai, India | 32 km | 76 |
| Bhayandar, India | 33 km | 60 |
| Pimpri-Chinchwad, India | 96 km | 64 |
Questions about walking in Ulhasnagar
Is Ulhasnagar a walkable city?
Partly. Ulhasnagar has a walkability score of 51 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 94. 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 38th of 60 cities in India and joint 582nd 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. Ulhasnagar ranks joint 38th with 51.
How does Ulhasnagar compare with nearby cities?
Ulhasnagar sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 51, against Kalyan-Dombivli (42, 7 km away), Thane (73, 20 km away) and Mumbai (76, 32 km away).
Which part of Ulhasnagar is most walkable?
Ulhasnagar's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 94. Walkability averages 83 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-west (averaging 63) and falls most to the north-west (15).
How is Ulhasnagar's walkability score calculated?
For Ulhasnagar it is the average of 74 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 26 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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