Jabalpur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Jabalpur in context

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
JabalpurMadhya Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Jabalpur plotted against Madhya Pradesh and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Jabalpur's incremental SNDi rose from 3.89 to 5.77 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Jabalpur ranked 65th out of 98 cities in Madhya Pradesh and 1205th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.77
Rank in India
1307th of 1868
Rank in Madhya Pradesh
70th of 98

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.25
Rank in India
1205th of 1868
Rank in Madhya Pradesh
65th of 98

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
JabalpurHandanGwalior

In new street additions, Jabalpur and Handan both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Gwalior built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Jabalpur and Handan have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.