How walkable is Bahadurabad?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Bahadurabad has a walkability score of 88 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Karachi, which scores 55 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
531 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Bahadurabad. The nearest grocery is Qurtaba Market, about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks and schools. It is weakest for banks.
- The Rolls and Roffles3 min
- Imtiaz Supermarket - Bahadurabad - KHI5 min
- California Pizza1 min
- Happy Ice Cream1 min
- Vision Express1 min
- Jilani Furniture Mart1 min
- Chaayoh7 min
- Espresso8 min
- Standard Chartered Bank19 min
- Faysal Bank Dhoraji Branch20 min
- Usmania Family Park6 min
- Kutchi Memon Park11 min
- Crown Public School6 min
- Hexis High School6 min
- Liberty Books Dolmen Mall Tariq Road12 min
- Paramount Books (Pvt.) Ltd.18 min
- Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo Auditorium12 min
- Sindbad's Wonderland13 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Bahadurabad at 24.8823, 67.0674. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 242 street intersections per km², and blocks average 67 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Bahadurabad
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1 km around the centre of Bahadurabad. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Karachi
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nazimabad | 4.5 km | 61 |
| Aram Bagh | 6.2 km | 90 |
| Bath Island | 6.6 km | 71 |
| Agra Taj Colony | 8.7 km | 37 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Karachi page.
Questions about walking in Bahadurabad
Is Bahadurabad walkable?
Yes. Bahadurabad in Karachi has a walkability score of 88 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Bahadurabad more walkable than the rest of Karachi?
Bahadurabad is more walkable than Karachi as a whole: it scores 88, against 55 for the 5 km around Karachi's centre. It ranks 2nd of the 5 Karachi neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Karachi?
Of the 5 Karachi neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Aram Bagh (90), Bahadurabad (88) and Bath Island (71).
How is the walkability score of Bahadurabad 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 Bahadurabad it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.