Bobbili in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bobbili in context

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BobbiliAndhra Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bobbili plotted against Andhra Pradesh and India. The SNDi of new construction in Bobbili followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Andhra Pradesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. In terms of the aggregate network, Bobbili ranked 2nd out of 91 cities in Andhra Pradesh and 27th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.26
Rank in India
27th of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
2nd of 91

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BobbiliArarasKhunti

While Araras and Khunti both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Bobbili fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Araras and Khunti both became progressively more disconnected, while Bobbili became progressively more disconnected. Bobbili and Araras have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.