Bhandara in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bhandara in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BhandaraMaharashtra (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bhandara plotted against Maharashtra and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Bhandara's incremental SNDi rose from 3.11 to 5.04 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bhandara ranked 120th out of 157 cities in Maharashtra and 1005th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.04
Rank in India
1058th of 1868
Rank in Maharashtra
122nd of 157

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.9
Rank in India
1005th of 1868
Rank in Maharashtra
120th of 157

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
BhandaraMahobaShangjie

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