Kurukshetra in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kurukshetra in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KurukshetraHaryana (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kurukshetra plotted against Haryana and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kurukshetra's incremental SNDi rose from 2.96 to 3.33 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kurukshetra ranked 15th out of 40 cities in Haryana and 498th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.33
Rank in India
338th of 1868
Rank in Haryana
13th of 40

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.07
Rank in India
498th of 1868
Rank in Haryana
15th of 40

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

What about similarly populated cities?

345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KurukshetraXiangtanTaunggyi

Kurukshetra, Xiangtan, and Taunggyi all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Kurukshetra became progressively more disconnected, while Xiangtan grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Taunggyi fluctuated in connectivity. Kurukshetra and Taunggyi have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.