Rajkot in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rajkot in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RajkotGujarat (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rajkot plotted against Gujarat and India. The SNDi of new construction in Rajkot rose steadily, compared to Gujarat which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Rajkot's incremental SNDi rose from 3.14 to 3.66 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rajkot ranked 20th out of 92 cities in Gujarat and 352nd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.66
Rank in India
452nd of 1868
Rank in Gujarat
21st of 92

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.73
Rank in India
352nd of 1868
Rank in Gujarat
20th of 92

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RajkotGwaliorJohor Bahru

In new street additions, Rajkot and Gwalior both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Johor Bahru fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.