Ramachandrapuram in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ramachandrapuram 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
RamachandrapuramAndhra Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ramachandrapuram plotted against Andhra Pradesh and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ramachandrapuram's incremental SNDi rose from 3.06 to 4.58 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ramachandrapuram ranked 28th out of 91 cities in Andhra Pradesh and 418th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.58
Rank in India
835th of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
53rd of 91

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.86
Rank in India
418th of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
28th of 91

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RamachandrapuramNchelengeRas Laffan

In new street additions, Ramachandrapuram and Nchelenge both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ras Laffan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Ramachandrapuram and Nchelenge both became progressively more disconnected, while Ras Laffan fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Ramachandrapuram had a more connected network than Nchelenge in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.