Achalpur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Achalpur in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AchalpurMaharashtra (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Achalpur plotted against Maharashtra and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Achalpur's incremental SNDi rose from 1.94 to 3.15 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Achalpur ranked 15th out of 157 cities in Maharashtra and 106th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.15
Rank in India
293rd of 1868
Rank in Maharashtra
40th of 157

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.96
Rank in India
106th of 1868
Rank in Maharashtra
15th of 157

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.622.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.622.42.83.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AchalpurTazaJiangshan

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