Nellore in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nellore 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
NelloreAndhra Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nellore plotted against Andhra Pradesh and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Nellore's incremental SNDi rose from 2.97 to 3.66 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nellore ranked 35th out of 91 cities in Andhra Pradesh and 524th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.66
Rank in India
453rd of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
29th of 91

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.1
Rank in India
524th of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
35th of 91

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
NelloreGqeberhaJiaozuo

In new street additions, Nellore and Jiaozuo both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Gqeberha built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Notably, Nellore had a more sprawly network than Gqeberha in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.