Shujalpur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Shujalpur in context

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShujalpurMadhya Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Shujalpur plotted against Madhya Pradesh and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Shujalpur's incremental SNDi rose from 0.86 to 1.77 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Shujalpur ranked 4th out of 98 cities in Madhya Pradesh and 15th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.77
Rank in India
90th of 1868
Rank in Madhya Pradesh
7th of 98

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.09
Rank in India
15th of 1868
Rank in Madhya Pradesh
4th of 98

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShujalpurQianxianUpata

Shujalpur, Qianxian, and Upata all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Shujalpur and Upata both fluctuated in connectivity, while Qianxian became progressively more disconnected. Shujalpur and Qianxian have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.