Tarn Taran Sahib in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Tarn Taran Sahib in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Tarn Taran SahibPunjab (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Tarn Taran Sahib plotted against Punjab and India. While Punjab and India both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Tarn Taran Sahib's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Tarn Taran Sahib's incremental SNDi rose from 4.03 to 5.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Tarn Taran Sahib ranked 38th out of 41 cities in Punjab and 1380th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.28
Rank in India
1146th of 1868
Rank in Punjab
38th of 41

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.65
Rank in India
1380th of 1868
Rank in Punjab
38th of 41

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Tarn Taran SahibPangkalan BunDaharki

In new street additions, Tarn Taran Sahib and Pangkalan Bun both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Daharki built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Tarn Taran Sahib and Pangkalan Bun both became progressively more disconnected, while Daharki became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Notably, Tarn Taran Sahib had a more connected network than Pangkalan Bun in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.