Khanna in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Khanna in context

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KhannaPunjab (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Khanna plotted against Punjab and India. The SNDi of new construction in Khanna peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Punjab which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Khanna's incremental SNDi fell from 4.1 to 3.73 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Khanna ranked 26th out of 41 cities in Punjab and 880th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.73
Rank in India
490th of 1868
Rank in Punjab
14th of 41

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.71
Rank in India
880th of 1868
Rank in Punjab
26th of 41

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KhannaPleasantonWishaw

In new street additions, Khanna and Wishaw both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Pleasanton built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Khanna and Wishaw both became progressively more disconnected, while Pleasanton became progressively more connected. Khanna and Pleasanton have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.