Balotra in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Balotra 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
BalotraRajasthan (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Balotra plotted against Rajasthan and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Balotra's incremental SNDi rose from 2.77 to 3.24 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Balotra ranked 47th out of 95 cities in Rajasthan and 388th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.24
Rank in India
316th of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
40th of 95

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.81
Rank in India
388th of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
47th of 95

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0.81.62.43.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.81.62.43.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BalotraMoundouMiluo

In new street additions, Balotra and Miluo both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Moundou built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Balotra and Moundou both became progressively more disconnected, while Miluo fluctuated in connectivity. Balotra and Miluo have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.