Kanakapura in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kanakapura in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KanakapuraKarnataka (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kanakapura plotted against Karnataka and India. The SNDi of new construction in Kanakapura 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, Kanakapura's incremental SNDi rose from 3.3 to 3.98 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kanakapura ranked 55th out of 96 cities in Karnataka and 566th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.98
Rank in India
582nd of 1868
Rank in Karnataka
47th of 96

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.18
Rank in India
566th of 1868
Rank in Karnataka
55th of 96

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
KanakapuraMuglaAtlixco

In new street additions, Kanakapura and Atlixco both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Muğla fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kanakapura and Atlixco both became progressively more disconnected, while Muğla fluctuated in connectivity. Kanakapura and Muğla have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.