Ajmer in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ajmer 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
AjmerRajasthan (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ajmer plotted against Rajasthan and India. The SNDi of new construction in Ajmer peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Rajasthan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Ajmer's incremental SNDi fell from 3.67 to 3.64 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ajmer ranked 77th out of 95 cities in Rajasthan and 791st out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.64
Rank in India
445th of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
55th of 95

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.55
Rank in India
791st of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
77th of 95

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AjmerTampicoCangzhou

While Tampico and Cangzhou both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Ajmer built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Ajmer and Cangzhou have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.