Changodar in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Changodar in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Changodar plotted against Gujarat and India. The SNDi of new construction in Changodar followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Gujarat which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Changodar's incremental SNDi rose from 8.11 to 11.07 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Changodar ranked 92nd out of 92 cities in Gujarat and 1841st out of 1868 in India as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 11.07
- Rank in India
- 1755th of 1868
- Rank in Gujarat
- 91st of 92
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 9.51
- Rank in India
- 1841st of 1868
- Rank in Gujarat
- 92nd of 92
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Hosadurga, India
- Belén de Escobar, Argentina
- Congyuancun, China
- Kaduru, India
- Umbergaon Road, India
- Fakfak, Indonesia
In new street additions, Changodar fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Hosadurga built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Kaduru fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Changodar fluctuated in connectivity, while Hosadurga became progressively more disconnected and Kaduru fluctuated in connectivity. Changodar and Hosadurga have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.