Rajamahendravaram in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rajamahendravaram in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RajamahendravaramAndhra Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rajamahendravaram plotted against Andhra Pradesh and India. The SNDi of new construction in Rajamahendravaram 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, Rajamahendravaram's incremental SNDi rose from 2.8 to 4.25 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rajamahendravaram ranked 14th out of 91 cities in Andhra Pradesh and 273rd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.25
Rank in India
691st of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
48th of 91

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.56
Rank in India
273rd of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
14th of 91

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RajamahendravaramLiupanshuiChiang Mai

In new street additions, Rajamahendravaram and Chiang Mai both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Liupanshui built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Rajamahendravaram and Chiang Mai both became progressively more disconnected, while Liupanshui became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Rajamahendravaram and Liupanshui have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.