Shahabad in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Shahabad 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
ShahabadKarnataka (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Shahabad plotted against Karnataka and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Shahabad's incremental SNDi rose from 3.21 to 3.84 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Shahabad ranked 60th out of 96 cities in Karnataka as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.84
Rank in Karnataka
44th of 96

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.32
Rank in Karnataka
60th of 96

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShahabadDoboBandar Seri Bentan

In new street additions, Shahabad fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Dobo built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Bandar Seri Bentan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Shahabad fluctuated in connectivity, while Dobo became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards and Bandar Seri Bentan fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Shahabad had a more connected network than Bandar Seri Bentan in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.