Gohad in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gohad in context

0246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GohadMadhya Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gohad plotted against Madhya Pradesh and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Gohad's incremental SNDi rose from 1.69 to 2.55 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gohad ranked 10th out of 98 cities in Madhya Pradesh and 122nd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.55
Rank in India
174th of 1868
Rank in Madhya Pradesh
12th of 98

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.08
Rank in India
122nd of 1868
Rank in Madhya Pradesh
10th of 98

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GohadAma ApuAltamura

In new street additions, Gohad fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ama Apu built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Altamura built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Gohad fluctuated in connectivity, while Ama Apu grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Altamura became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Gohad had a more connected network than Altamura in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.