Sagar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sagar in context

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SagarMadhya Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sagar plotted against Madhya Pradesh and India. The SNDi of new construction in Sagar 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, Sagar's incremental SNDi rose from 4.69 to 5.74 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sagar ranked 73rd out of 98 cities in Madhya Pradesh and 1371st out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.74
Rank in India
1298th of 1868
Rank in Madhya Pradesh
69th of 98

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.63
Rank in India
1371st of 1868
Rank in Madhya Pradesh
73rd 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
SagarChiclayoCipanas

While Chiclayo and Cipanas both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Sagar built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.