Parli in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Parli 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
ParliMaharashtra (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Parli plotted against Maharashtra and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Parli's incremental SNDi rose from 1.83 to 3.44 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Parli ranked 21st out of 157 cities in Maharashtra and 124th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.44
Rank in India
381st of 1868
Rank in Maharashtra
51st of 157

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.1
Rank in India
124th of 1868
Rank in Maharashtra
21st of 157

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
ParliSomerset WestChlef

In new street additions, Parli and Chlef both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Somerset West built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Looking at the full network, Somerset West and Chlef both became progressively more disconnected, while Parli fluctuated in connectivity. Parli and Somerset West have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.