Yeleswaram in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Yeleswaram in context

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
YeleswaramAndhra Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Yeleswaram plotted against Andhra Pradesh and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Yeleswaram's incremental SNDi rose from 3.73 to 4.21 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Yeleswaram ranked 71st out of 91 cities in Andhra Pradesh and 960th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.21
Rank in India
680th of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
47th of 91

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.83
Rank in India
960th of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
71st of 91

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

What about similarly populated cities?

46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
YeleswaramBokhtarZajira

Yeleswaram, Bokhtar, and Zajira all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Yeleswaram and Zajira both fluctuated in connectivity, while Bokhtar became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Yeleswaram had a more sprawly network than Zajira in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.