Mithapur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mithapur in context

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MithapurGujarat (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mithapur plotted against Gujarat and India. The SNDi of new construction in Mithapur rose steadily, compared to Gujarat which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Mithapur's incremental SNDi rose from 2.59 to 3.08 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mithapur ranked 14th out of 92 cities in Gujarat and 252nd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.08
Rank in India
273rd of 1868
Rank in Gujarat
13th of 92

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.49
Rank in India
252nd of 1868
Rank in Gujarat
14th of 92

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MithapurMaoGrufes Sector de Mujere

In new street additions, Mithapur and Mao both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Grufes Sector de Mujere fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Mithapur and Mao both became progressively more disconnected, while Grufes Sector de Mujere fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Mithapur had a more connected network than Mao in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.