Giddalur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Giddalur in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GiddalurAndhra Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Giddalur plotted against Andhra Pradesh and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Giddalur's incremental SNDi rose from 2.5 to 3.1 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Giddalur ranked 15th out of 91 cities in Andhra Pradesh and 277th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.1
Rank in India
275th of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
10th of 91

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.56
Rank in India
277th of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
15th of 91

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GiddalurTakalghatGrosseto

In new street additions, Giddalur and Takalghat both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Grosseto built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Giddalur and Grosseto both became progressively more disconnected, while Takalghat fluctuated in connectivity. Giddalur and Grosseto have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.