Hubli in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hubli in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HubliKarnataka (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hubli plotted against Karnataka and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Hubli's incremental SNDi rose from 2.53 to 2.6 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hubli ranked 18th out of 96 cities in Karnataka and 254th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.6
Rank in India
185th of 1868
Rank in Karnataka
11th of 96

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.5
Rank in India
254th of 1868
Rank in Karnataka
18th of 96

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

What about similarly populated cities?

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HubliAndkhoyXiushui

In new street additions, Hubli fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Andkhoy built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Xiushui built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Hubli and Xiushui both became progressively more disconnected, while Andkhoy grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Hubli had a more sprawly network than Xiushui in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.