Ramtek in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ramtek in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RamtekMaharashtra (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ramtek plotted against Maharashtra and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ramtek's incremental SNDi rose from 2.4 to 3.11 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ramtek ranked 44th out of 157 cities in Maharashtra and 232nd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.11
Rank in India
280th of 1868
Rank in Maharashtra
37th of 157

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.45
Rank in India
232nd of 1868
Rank in Maharashtra
44th of 157

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RamtekYanamToliara

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