Wankaner in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Wankaner 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
WankanerGujarat (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Wankaner plotted against Gujarat and India. The SNDi of new construction in Wankaner was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Gujarat which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Wankaner's incremental SNDi rose from 2.62 to 4.7 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Wankaner ranked 23rd out of 92 cities in Gujarat and 406th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.7
Rank in India
889th of 1868
Rank in Gujarat
45th of 92

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.83
Rank in India
406th of 1868
Rank in Gujarat
23rd of 92

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WankanerMudholBiel/Bienne

In new street additions, Wankaner built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Mudhol built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Biel/Bienne fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Mudhol and Biel/Bienne both became progressively more disconnected, while Wankaner became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Wankaner and Mudhol have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.