Sri Muktsar Sahib in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sri Muktsar Sahib 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
Sri Muktsar SahibPunjab (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sri Muktsar Sahib plotted against Punjab and India. The SNDi of new construction in Sri Muktsar Sahib rose steadily, compared to Punjab which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Sri Muktsar Sahib's incremental SNDi rose from 4.01 to 4.44 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sri Muktsar Sahib ranked 29th out of 41 cities in Punjab and 928th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.44
Rank in India
778th of 1868
Rank in Punjab
27th of 41

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.78
Rank in India
928th of 1868
Rank in Punjab
29th of 41

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

What about similarly populated cities?

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Sri Muktsar SahibShengshanPeterborough

In new street additions, Sri Muktsar Sahib and Peterborough both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Shengshan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Sri Muktsar Sahib and Peterborough both became progressively more disconnected, while Shengshan fluctuated in connectivity. Sri Muktsar Sahib and Shengshan have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.