Hassan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hassan 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
HassanKarnataka (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hassan plotted against Karnataka and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Hassan's incremental SNDi rose from 2.82 to 3.29 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hassan ranked 50th out of 96 cities in Karnataka and 537th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.29
Rank in India
328th of 1868
Rank in Karnataka
24th of 96

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.13
Rank in India
537th of 1868
Rank in Karnataka
50th of 96

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
HassanConstantaHuilai

In new street additions, Hassan and Huilai both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Constanța built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Hassan and Huilai both fluctuated in connectivity, while Constanța became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Hassan had a more sprawly network than Huilai in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.