Godhra in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Godhra in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Godhra plotted against Gujarat and India. The SNDi of new construction in Godhra rose steadily, compared to Gujarat which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Godhra's incremental SNDi rose from 3.64 to 4.77 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Godhra ranked 53rd out of 92 cities in Gujarat and 986th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.77
- Rank in India
- 926th of 1868
- Rank in Gujarat
- 48th of 92
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.87
- Rank in India
- 986th of 1868
- Rank in Gujarat
- 53rd of 92
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Godhra and Stavropol both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Neijiang built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Godhra and Stavropol both became progressively more disconnected, while Neijiang grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Godhra had a more connected network than Neijiang in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.