Narsinghpur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Narsinghpur in context

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NarsinghpurMadhya Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Narsinghpur plotted against Madhya Pradesh and India. The SNDi of new construction in Narsinghpur 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, Narsinghpur's incremental SNDi rose from 4.66 to 5.39 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Narsinghpur ranked 74th out of 98 cities in Madhya Pradesh and 1374th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.39
Rank in India
1175th of 1868
Rank in Madhya Pradesh
60th of 98

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.63
Rank in India
1374th of 1868
Rank in Madhya Pradesh
74th of 98

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NarsinghpurMeiktilaCork

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