Sri Kalahasti in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sri Kalahasti 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
Sri KalahastiAndhra Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sri Kalahasti plotted against Andhra Pradesh and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Sri Kalahasti's incremental SNDi rose from 2.88 to 3.37 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sri Kalahasti ranked 36th out of 91 cities in Andhra Pradesh and 542nd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.37
Rank in India
357th of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
22nd of 91

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.14
Rank in India
542nd of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
36th of 91

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Sri KalahastiLalibelaCartagena

In new street additions, Sri Kalahasti and Cartagena both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Lalibela built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Lalibela and Cartagena both became progressively more disconnected, while Sri Kalahasti fluctuated in connectivity. Sri Kalahasti and Lalibela have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.