Dhule in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Dhule 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
DhuleMaharashtra (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Dhule plotted against Maharashtra and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Dhule's incremental SNDi rose from 2.46 to 3.06 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Dhule ranked 54th out of 157 cities in Maharashtra and 297th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.06
Rank in India
269th of 1868
Rank in Maharashtra
36th of 157

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.61
Rank in India
297th of 1868
Rank in Maharashtra
54th of 157

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DhuleKingstonThalassery

In new street additions, Dhule fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kingston built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Thalassery built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Dhule fluctuated in connectivity, while Kingston became progressively more disconnected and Thalassery became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Dhule and Kingston have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.