Raichur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Raichur 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
RaichurKarnataka (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Raichur plotted against Karnataka and India. The SNDi of new construction in Raichur 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, Raichur's incremental SNDi rose from 3.02 to 3.72 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Raichur ranked 47th out of 96 cities in Karnataka and 517th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.72
Rank in India
480th of 1868
Rank in Karnataka
37th of 96

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.09
Rank in India
517th of 1868
Rank in Karnataka
47th of 96

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RaichurNaogaonGuangyuan

While Naogaon and Guangyuan both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Raichur built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Naogaon and Guangyuan both fluctuated in connectivity, while Raichur became progressively more disconnected.