Kaduru in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kaduru 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
KaduruKarnataka (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kaduru plotted against Karnataka and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kaduru's incremental SNDi rose from 3.44 to 4.42 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kaduru ranked 72nd out of 96 cities in Karnataka and 778th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.42
Rank in India
767th of 1868
Rank in Karnataka
60th of 96

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.53
Rank in India
778th of 1868
Rank in Karnataka
72nd of 96

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

What about similarly populated cities?

4681012<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4681012<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KaduruChangodarUmbergaon Road

In new street additions, Kaduru fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Changodar fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Umbergaon Road built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Kaduru fluctuated in connectivity, while Changodar fluctuated in connectivity and Umbergaon Road became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Kaduru had a more sprawly network than Umbergaon Road in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.