Visakhapatnam in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Visakhapatnam 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
VisakhapatnamAndhra Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Visakhapatnam plotted against Andhra Pradesh and India. The SNDi of new construction in Visakhapatnam 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, Visakhapatnam's incremental SNDi rose from 3.61 to 4.49 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Visakhapatnam ranked 47th out of 91 cities in Andhra Pradesh and 627th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.49
Rank in India
799th of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
50th of 91

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.28
Rank in India
627th of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
47th 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
VisakhapatnamBenin CityBanha

In new street additions, Visakhapatnam and Banha both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Benin City fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Visakhapatnam and Benin City have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.