Ichalkaranji in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ichalkaranji in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
IchalkaranjiMaharashtra (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ichalkaranji plotted against Maharashtra and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ichalkaranji's incremental SNDi rose from 2.88 to 4.35 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ichalkaranji ranked 68th out of 157 cities in Maharashtra and 411th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.35
Rank in India
732nd of 1868
Rank in Maharashtra
93rd of 157

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.85
Rank in India
411th of 1868
Rank in Maharashtra
68th of 157

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
IchalkaranjiLongquanyiBaidoa

Ichalkaranji, Longquanyi, and Baidoa all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Ichalkaranji and Longquanyi both became progressively more disconnected, while Baidoa fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Ichalkaranji had a more connected network than Baidoa in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.