Kharadpada in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kharadpada plotted against Dadra and Nagar Haveli and India. The SNDi of new construction in Kharadpada followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Dadra and Nagar Haveli which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Kharadpada's incremental SNDi fell from 1.92 to 1.66 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kharadpada ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and 115th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

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

What about similarly populated cities?

• Abu Matarig, Sudan
• Rijau, Nigeria
• Pakenham, Australia
• Cayambe, Ecuador
• Santa María Nebaj, Guatemala
• Aisegba, Nigeria

In new street additions, Kharadpada fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Abu Matarig built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Cayambe fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kharadpada fluctuated in connectivity, while Abu Matarig became progressively more connected and Cayambe became progressively more disconnected. Kharadpada and Abu Matarig have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.