Hosadurga in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hosadurga in context

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HosadurgaKarnataka (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hosadurga plotted against Karnataka and India. The SNDi of new construction in Hosadurga rose steadily, compared to Karnataka which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Hosadurga's incremental SNDi rose from 3.14 to 3.75 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hosadurga ranked 19th out of 96 cities in Karnataka and 276th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.75
Rank in India
495th of 1868
Rank in Karnataka
39th of 96

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.56
Rank in India
276th of 1868
Rank in Karnataka
19th of 96

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

What about similarly populated cities?

036912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
036912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HosadurgaBelen de EscobarChangodar

In new street additions, Hosadurga and Belén de Escobar both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Changodar fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Hosadurga and Belén de Escobar both became progressively more disconnected, while Changodar fluctuated in connectivity. Hosadurga and Belén de Escobar have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.