Kavali in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kavali in context

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KavaliAndhra Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kavali plotted against Andhra Pradesh and India. The SNDi of new construction in Kavali 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, Kavali's incremental SNDi rose from 3.46 to 3.82 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kavali ranked 59th out of 91 cities in Andhra Pradesh and 783rd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.82
Rank in India
530th of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
37th of 91

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.54
Rank in India
783rd of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
59th of 91

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KavaliTenkodogoKandi

In new street additions, Kavali built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Tenkodogo fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Kandi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kavali became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Tenkodogo became progressively more disconnected and Kandi fluctuated in connectivity. Kavali and Kandi have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.