Sonipat in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sonipat 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
SonipatHaryana (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sonipat plotted against Haryana and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Sonipat's incremental SNDi rose from 3.02 to 3.56 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sonipat ranked 14th out of 40 cities in Haryana and 450th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.56
Rank in India
418th of 1868
Rank in Haryana
17th of 40

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.95
Rank in India
450th of 1868
Rank in Haryana
14th of 40

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SonipatHrodnaCelaya

In new street additions, Sonipat and Hrodna both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Celaya built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Sonipat and Celaya have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.