Hinganghat in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hinganghat 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
HinganghatMaharashtra (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hinganghat plotted against Maharashtra and India. The SNDi of new construction in Hinganghat rose steadily, compared to Maharashtra which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Hinganghat's incremental SNDi rose from 2.64 to 3.89 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hinganghat ranked 50th out of 157 cities in Maharashtra and 266th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.89
Rank in India
560th of 1868
Rank in Maharashtra
75th of 157

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.54
Rank in India
266th of 1868
Rank in Maharashtra
50th of 157

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HinganghatEl PuenteXugou

In new street additions, Hinganghat built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while El Puente built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Xugou fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Hinganghat became progressively more disconnected, while El Puente grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Xugou fluctuated in connectivity. Hinganghat and El Puente have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.