Gudur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gudur in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GudurAndhra Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gudur plotted against Andhra Pradesh and India. The SNDi of new construction in Gudur rose steadily, 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. Most recently, Gudur's incremental SNDi rose from 3.95 to 5.13 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gudur ranked 67th out of 91 cities in Andhra Pradesh and 897th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.13
Rank in India
1090th of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
69th of 91

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.73
Rank in India
897th of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
67th 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
GudurAzamnagarSan Miguel de Cozumel

In new street additions, Gudur and San Miguel de Cozumel both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Azamnagar built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Gudur and San Miguel de Cozumel both became progressively more disconnected, while Azamnagar grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.