Mannarkkad in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Mannarkkad in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mannarkkad plotted against Kerala and India. The SNDi of new construction in Mannarkkad 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, Mannarkkad's incremental SNDi rose from 4.68 to 5.93 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mannarkkad ranked 24th out of 48 cities in Kerala and 1464th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.93
- Rank in India
- 1351st of 1868
- Rank in Kerala
- 26th of 48
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.93
- Rank in India
- 1464th of 1868
- Rank in Kerala
- 24th 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, Mannarkkad built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Khatauli fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Dangyang fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Mannarkkad became progressively more disconnected, while Khatauli fluctuated in connectivity and Dangyang fluctuated in connectivity. Mannarkkad and Khatauli have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.