Kadapa in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Kadapa in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kadapa plotted against Andhra Pradesh and India. The SNDi of new construction in Kadapa 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, Kadapa's incremental SNDi rose from 3.28 to 4.86 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kadapa ranked 33rd out of 91 cities in Andhra Pradesh and 475th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.86
- Rank in India
- 975th of 1868
- Rank in Andhra Pradesh
- 62nd of 91
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.01
- Rank in India
- 475th of 1868
- Rank in Andhra Pradesh
- 33rd of 91
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Kadapa and Aswan both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Shihezi built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Kadapa and Aswan both became progressively more disconnected, while Shihezi grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Kadapa and Aswan have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.