Limbdi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Limbdi 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
LimbdiGujarat (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Limbdi plotted against Gujarat and India. The SNDi of new construction in Limbdi followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Gujarat which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Limbdi's incremental SNDi fell from 3.41 to 3.31 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Limbdi ranked 30th out of 92 cities in Gujarat and 505th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.31
Rank in India
334th of 1868
Rank in Gujarat
16th of 92

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.08
Rank in India
505th of 1868
Rank in Gujarat
30th of 92

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LimbdiMerta CityJiangyin

In new street additions, Limbdi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Merta City built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Jiangyin built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Limbdi fluctuated in connectivity, while Merta City became progressively more disconnected and Jiangyin became progressively more connected. Limbdi and Merta City have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.