Multai in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Multai in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MultaiMadhya Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Multai plotted against Madhya Pradesh and India. The SNDi of new construction in Multai 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, Multai's incremental SNDi rose from 2.54 to 4.5 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Multai ranked 15th out of 98 cities in Madhya Pradesh and 218th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.5
Rank in India
802nd of 1868
Rank in Madhya Pradesh
35th of 98

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.4
Rank in India
218th of 1868
Rank in Madhya Pradesh
15th of 98

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

What about similarly populated cities?

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MultaiKashinathpurMuhammad Khel

In new street additions, Multai and Muhammad Khel both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Kashinathpur fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Multai and Muhammad Khel both became progressively more disconnected, while Kashinathpur fluctuated in connectivity. Multai and Muhammad Khel have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.