Parbhani in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Parbhani 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
ParbhaniMaharashtra (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Parbhani plotted against Maharashtra and India. The SNDi of new construction in Parbhani 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, Parbhani's incremental SNDi rose from 3.08 to 3.58 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Parbhani ranked 62nd out of 157 cities in Maharashtra and 357th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.58
Rank in India
425th of 1868
Rank in Maharashtra
53rd of 157

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.74
Rank in India
357th of 1868
Rank in Maharashtra
62nd of 157

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.42.83.23.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ParbhaniBadaunAnshun

In new street additions, Parbhani and Badaun both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Anshun fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Parbhani and Badaun have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.