Kandukur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kandukur 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
KandukurAndhra Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kandukur plotted against Andhra Pradesh and India. The SNDi of new construction in Kandukur was at its lowest in 1976-1990, 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, Kandukur's incremental SNDi rose from 2.55 to 3.16 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kandukur ranked 25th out of 91 cities in Andhra Pradesh and 400th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.16
Rank in India
296th of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
12th of 91

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.82
Rank in India
400th of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
25th of 91

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KandukurFujairahAkcakale

In new street additions, Kandukur built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Fujairah built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Akçakale built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Kandukur became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Fujairah grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Akçakale became progressively more connected. Kandukur and Fujairah have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.