Amritsar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Amritsar in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AmritsarPunjab (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Amritsar plotted against Punjab and India. The SNDi of new construction in Amritsar rose steadily, compared to Punjab which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Amritsar's incremental SNDi rose from 4.06 to 4.67 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Amritsar ranked 24th out of 41 cities in Punjab and 847th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.67
Rank in India
876th of 1868
Rank in Punjab
29th of 41

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.64
Rank in India
847th of 1868
Rank in Punjab
24th of 41

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AmritsarHuaiyin DistrictSan Antonio

In new street additions, Amritsar and San Antonio both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Huaiyin District built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Amritsar and San Antonio both became progressively more disconnected, while Huaiyin District fluctuated in connectivity. Amritsar and Huaiyin District have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.