Lakshmeshvara in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lakshmeshvara in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lakshmeshvara plotted against Karnataka and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Lakshmeshvara's incremental SNDi rose from 1.43 to 2.94 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lakshmeshvara ranked 3rd out of 96 cities in Karnataka and 46th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.94
Rank in India
243rd of 1868
Rank in Karnataka
18th of 96

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.46
Rank in India
46th of 1868
Rank in Karnataka
3rd of 96

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LakshmeshvaraBani YasRamhormoz

In new street additions, Lakshmeshvara fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Bani Yas built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Ramhormoz built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Lakshmeshvara and Ramhormoz both became progressively more disconnected, while Bani Yas grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Lakshmeshvara and Ramhormoz have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.