Jamakhandi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Jamakhandi in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
JamakhandiKarnataka (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Jamakhandi plotted against Karnataka and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Jamakhandi's incremental SNDi rose from 2.33 to 2.62 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Jamakhandi ranked 12th out of 96 cities in Karnataka and 187th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.62
Rank in India
189th of 1868
Rank in Karnataka
12th of 96

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.3
Rank in India
187th of 1868
Rank in Karnataka
12th 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
JamakhandiSanta MatildeBako

In new street additions, Jamakhandi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Santa Matilde built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Bako built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Jamakhandi and Santa Matilde both became progressively more disconnected, while Bako became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Jamakhandi and Santa Matilde have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.