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The most walkable neighbourhoods in Visakhapatnam
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
20 neighbourhoods of Visakhapatnam ranked by walkability, each scored across the area around its own centre. Waltair Uplands leads with 92/100, then Ramnagar (89) and Daspalla Hills (83). 13 of the 20 score 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot, and the lowest we rank is Tunglam (8).
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waltair Uplands | 92 |
| 2 | Ramnagar | 89 |
| 3 | Daspalla Hills | 83 |
| 3 | MVP Colony | 83 |
| 3 | Daba Gardens | 83 |
| 6 | Peda Waltair | 80 |
| 6 | Pandurangapuram | 80 |
| 8 | Lawsons Bay Colony | 79 |
| 8 | Santhipuram | 79 |
| 8 | Relli Veedhi | 79 |
| 11 | Chinna Waltair | 78 |
| 12 | Jalari Peta | 77 |
| 13 | Maddilapalem | 76 |
| 14 | Narasimha Nagar | 60 |
| 15 | Kakani Nagar | 50 |
| 16 | Kailasapuram | 39 |
| 17 | Kancharapalem | 33 |
| 18 | Adarsh Nagar | 24 |
| 19 | Mindi | 16 |
| 20 | Tunglam | 8 |
"From the centre" is the distance from Visakhapatnam's busiest point to the neighbourhood's centre. "Area scoring 70+" is the share of points across the neighbourhood where most errands can be done on foot.
The top 5 up close
Waltair Uplands
Waltair Uplands scores 92/100, 1 km north-east of Visakhapatnam's busiest point. It has the most shops of the five: 404 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest Vinis, about 2 minutes away.
Ramnagar
Ramnagar is the most central of these five, 350 m north-east of Visakhapatnam's busiest point, and scores 89/100. None of the others has as many libraries and bookshops, with 12 in a 30 minute walk; Himamsu Book Depot is the nearest, about 3 minutes away. 98% of its area scores 70 or more.
Daspalla Hills
Daspalla Hills scores 83/100, 900 m east of Visakhapatnam's busiest point. 715 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 13 minutes away. 89% of its area scores 70 or more.
MVP Colony
MVP Colony lies the furthest out of these five, 4.2 km north-east of Visakhapatnam's busiest point, and scores 83/100. It has the most parks of the five: 120 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest MVP Colony Sector 5 Park, about 6 minutes away. Its thinnest category against the others is libraries and bookshops, with just one. 91% of its area scores 70 or more. More on MVP Colony.
Daba Gardens
Daba Gardens scores 83/100, 800 m west of Visakhapatnam's busiest point. 591 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 7 minutes away. It has the fewest cafés of the five, 5. 80% of its area scores 70 or more.
Centre and outskirts
The 9 neighbourhoods within 3 km of Visakhapatnam's centre average 80, and the 11 further out average 52, so walkability falls away from the centre. The nearest to the centre, Ramnagar, 350 m away, scores 89, and the farthest, Tunglam, 12.3 km out, scores 8.
Each dot is a ranked neighbourhood, numbered by rank and coloured by score, placed by its distance and direction from the centre of Visakhapatnam.
Visakhapatnam as a whole scores 53 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre. Other cities in India with ranked neighbourhoods: Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Delhi.
Questions about Visakhapatnam's neighbourhoods
What is the most walkable neighbourhood in Visakhapatnam?
Waltair Uplands is the most walkable of the 20 neighbourhoods we rank in Visakhapatnam, with a walkability score of 92 out of 100 (Walker's Paradise). It is followed by Ramnagar (89) and Daspalla Hills (83).
Which neighbourhoods of Visakhapatnam are least walkable?
Of the 20 neighbourhoods we rank, the lowest scoring are Tunglam (8), Mindi (16) and Adarsh Nagar (24). These are the best-known neighbourhoods with their own Wikipedia articles, so less walkable outer suburbs that are not ranked may score lower still.
How are Visakhapatnam's neighbourhoods ranked?
Each neighbourhood is scored at points 100 m to 500 m apart across a circle around its centre, sized to its area, and its score is the mean of those points. Each point's score counts the groceries, restaurants, shops, schools, parks and other everyday places within a 30 minute walk, as described in the methodology. Visakhapatnam scores 53 across the 5 km around its centre.
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. Neighbourhoods and where they lie from Overture Maps and Wikidata.