Mandi Gobindgarh in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mandi Gobindgarh 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
Mandi GobindgarhPunjab (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mandi Gobindgarh plotted against Punjab and India. The SNDi of new construction in Mandi Gobindgarh rose steadily, compared to Punjab which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Mandi Gobindgarh's incremental SNDi rose from 4.08 to 4.47 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mandi Gobindgarh ranked 17th out of 41 cities in Punjab and 710th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.47
Rank in India
790th of 1868
Rank in Punjab
28th of 41

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.42
Rank in India
710th of 1868
Rank in Punjab
17th of 41

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Mandi GobindgarhBoxingXianju County

In new street additions, Mandi Gobindgarh built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Boxing built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Xianju County fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Mandi Gobindgarh became progressively more disconnected, while Boxing grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Xianju County fluctuated in connectivity. Mandi Gobindgarh and Boxing have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.