Guna in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Guna in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GunaMadhya Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Guna plotted against Madhya Pradesh and India. The SNDi of new construction in Guna rose steadily, compared to Madhya Pradesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Guna's incremental SNDi rose from 3.95 to 5.15 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Guna ranked 66th out of 98 cities in Madhya Pradesh and 1242nd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.15
Rank in India
1097th of 1868
Rank in Madhya Pradesh
55th of 98

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.35
Rank in India
1242nd of 1868
Rank in Madhya Pradesh
66th of 98

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GunaToyamaBaoying

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