Sunabeda in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sunabeda in context

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SunabedaOdisha (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sunabeda plotted against Odisha and India. The SNDi of new construction in Sunabeda was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Odisha which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Sunabeda's incremental SNDi rose from 3.19 to 3.86 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sunabeda ranked 23rd out of 58 cities in Odisha and 700th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.86
Rank in India
543rd of 1868
Rank in Odisha
12th of 58

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.41
Rank in India
700th of 1868
Rank in Odisha
23rd of 58

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
SunabedaTraniAzilal

In new street additions, Sunabeda built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Trani built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Azilal fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Sunabeda became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards, while Trani became progressively more disconnected and Azilal fluctuated in connectivity. Sunabeda and Trani have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.