Tenali in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Tenali 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
TenaliAndhra Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Tenali plotted against Andhra Pradesh and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Tenali's incremental SNDi rose from 3.47 to 4.63 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Tenali ranked 51st out of 91 cities in Andhra Pradesh and 687th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.63
Rank in India
864th of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
57th of 91

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.38
Rank in India
687th of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
51st of 91

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TenaliTemeculaYangchun

In new street additions, Tenali and Temecula both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Yangchun built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Tenali and Yangchun both became progressively more disconnected, while Temecula grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Tenali had a more connected network than Yangchun in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.