Irinjalakuda in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Irinjalakuda in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Irinjalakuda plotted against Kerala and India. The SNDi of new construction in Irinjalakuda was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Kerala which was at its lowest in 1976-1990 and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Irinjalakuda's incremental SNDi rose from 5.18 to 6.88 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Irinjalakuda ranked 29th out of 48 cities in Kerala and 1564th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 6.88
- Rank in India
- 1549th of 1868
- Rank in Kerala
- 39th of 48
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 5.24
- Rank in India
- 1564th of 1868
- Rank in Kerala
- 29th of 48
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Irinjalakuda built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Yutian built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Touggourt fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Irinjalakuda became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Yutian became progressively more connected and Touggourt fluctuated in connectivity.