Chhatarpur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Chhatarpur in context

3.64.24.85.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.24.85.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChhatarpurMadhya Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chhatarpur plotted against Madhya Pradesh and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Chhatarpur's incremental SNDi rose from 3.61 to 4.75 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chhatarpur ranked 63rd out of 98 cities in Madhya Pradesh and 1192nd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.75
Rank in India
919th of 1868
Rank in Madhya Pradesh
44th of 98

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.22
Rank in India
1192nd of 1868
Rank in Madhya Pradesh
63rd of 98

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
ChhatarpurZacatecasAnkleshwar

In new street additions, Chhatarpur fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Zacatecas built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Ankleshwar built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Looking at the full network, Zacatecas and Ankleshwar both became progressively more disconnected, while Chhatarpur fluctuated in connectivity. Chhatarpur and Ankleshwar have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.