How walkable is Visakhapatnam?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Visakhapatnam has a walkability score of 53 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 31st most walkable of the 60 cities ranked in India, with 5 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
795 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Visakhapatnam. The nearest grocery is about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Patanjali Chikitsalay, 7 min
- More, 11 min
Restaurants & bars
- Mumbai Kulfi, 4 min
- Jaihind Restaurant, 4 min
Shopping
- Banyantree Retail Store, 2 min
- Shreeyas Boutique, 3 min
Coffee
- Cafe Coffee Day, 14 min
- Starbucks, 20 min
Banks
- Vizag Main Branch, 3 min
- ICICI Bank, 3 min
Parks
- Amusement Park Area, 7 min
- Gandhi Park, 9 min
Schools
- Kangaroo Kids Rushikonda, 6 min
- Seventh Day Adventist High School, 11 min
Books & libraries
- Himamsu Book Depot, 5 min
- Satyam Reading Room, 14 min
Culture & entertainment
- Satyanand Acting Institute, 11 min
- Sri Venkateswara Theatre, 12 min
Further than usual
- The nearest café is 12 minutes from the centre on foot, against 3 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 17.7172, 83.3064, the point near Visakhapatnam'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 235 street intersections per km², and blocks average 66 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Visakhapatnam's score of 53 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk, which falls in Ramnagar. Walkability averages 88 within 1 km of the centre, 52 from 1 to 3 km out and 41 from 3 to 5 km out. 40 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. 37% 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 Visakhapatnam. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 93 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 88 | 86% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 52 | 29% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 41 | 30% |
The most walkable neighbourhoods of Visakhapatnam
Each neighbourhood is scored across the area around its centre, so the score describes that part of Visakhapatnam rather than the city as a whole.
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waltair Uplands | 92 |
| 2 | Ramnagar | 89 |
| 3 | Daspalla Hills | 83 |
| 3 | MVP Colony | 83 |
| 3 | Daba Gardens | 83 |
Also ranked: Chinna Waltair, Maddilapalem, Kancharapalem, Adarsh Nagar.
See all 20 neighbourhoods of Visakhapatnam ranked, with how far each is from the centre.
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vijayawada, India | 302 km | 45 |
| Bhubaneswar, India | 400 km | 57 |
| Raipur, India | 428 km | 53 |
| Hyderabad, India | 505 km | 78 |
| Nagpur, India | 579 km | 64 |
Questions about walking in Visakhapatnam
Is Visakhapatnam a walkable city?
Partly. Visakhapatnam has a walkability score of 53 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 93. 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 31st of 60 cities in India and joint 553rd 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. Visakhapatnam ranks joint 31st with 53.
How does Visakhapatnam compare with nearby cities?
Visakhapatnam sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 53, against Vijayawada (45, 302 km away), Bhubaneswar (57, 400 km away) and Raipur (53, 428 km away).
Which part of Visakhapatnam is most walkable?
Visakhapatnam's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 93. Walkability averages 88 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the east (averaging 83) and falls most to the south-west (7).
What is the most walkable neighbourhood in Visakhapatnam?
Of the 20 Visakhapatnam neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Waltair Uplands (92), Ramnagar (89), Daspalla Hills (83), MVP Colony (83) and Daba Gardens (83). The least walkable is Tunglam, with 8.
How is Visakhapatnam's walkability score calculated?
For Visakhapatnam it is the average of 51 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 19 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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