Kakinada in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kakinada 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
KakinadaAndhra Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kakinada plotted against Andhra Pradesh and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kakinada's incremental SNDi rose from 2.78 to 3.56 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kakinada ranked 26th out of 91 cities in Andhra Pradesh and 403rd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.56
Rank in India
416th of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
28th of 91

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.82
Rank in India
403rd of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
26th of 91

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KakinadaBastiLuzhou

Kakinada, Basti, and Luzhou all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Kakinada and Basti both became progressively more disconnected, while Luzhou grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Kakinada and Basti have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.