Tipaturu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Tipaturu in context

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
TipaturuKarnataka (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Tipaturu plotted against Karnataka and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Tipaturu's incremental SNDi rose from 2.75 to 4.45 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Tipaturu ranked 49th out of 96 cities in Karnataka and 523rd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.45
Rank in India
785th of 1868
Rank in Karnataka
61st of 96

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.1
Rank in India
523rd of 1868
Rank in Karnataka
49th of 96

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TipaturuBheraBani Wallams

In new street additions, Tipaturu fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Bhera fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Bani Wallams built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Tipaturu fluctuated in connectivity, while Bhera fluctuated in connectivity and Bani Wallams became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Tipaturu had a more connected network than Bhera in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.