Shivamogga in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Shivamogga 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
ShivamoggaKarnataka (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Shivamogga plotted against Karnataka and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Shivamogga's incremental SNDi rose from 2.89 to 3.54 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Shivamogga ranked 48th out of 96 cities in Karnataka and 518th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.54
Rank in India
409th of 1868
Rank in Karnataka
32nd of 96

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.09
Rank in India
518th of 1868
Rank in Karnataka
48th of 96

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

What about similarly populated cities?

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShivamoggaGiridihCincinnati

In new street additions, Shivamogga and Cincinnati both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Giridih built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Shivamogga and Giridih have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.