Kurnool in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kurnool in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KurnoolAndhra Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kurnool plotted against Andhra Pradesh and India. The SNDi of new construction in Kurnool 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, Kurnool's incremental SNDi rose from 2.72 to 3.23 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kurnool ranked 19th out of 91 cities in Andhra Pradesh and 332nd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.23
Rank in India
308th of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
14th of 91

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.68
Rank in India
332nd of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
19th of 91

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KurnoolYulinCheboksary

In new street additions, Kurnool and Cheboksary both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Yulin fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kurnool and Cheboksary both became progressively more disconnected, while Yulin fluctuated in connectivity. Kurnool and Yulin have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.