Bandikui in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bandikui in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BandikuiRajasthan (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bandikui plotted against Rajasthan and India. The SNDi of new construction in Bandikui 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, Bandikui's incremental SNDi fell from 3.58 to 2.91 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bandikui ranked 44th out of 95 cities in Rajasthan and 370th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.91
Rank in India
235th of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
29th of 95

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.78
Rank in India
370th of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
44th of 95

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BandikuiTernateRehovot

In new street additions, Bandikui built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Ternate built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Rehovot fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Ternate and Rehovot both became progressively more disconnected, while Bandikui grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Notably, Bandikui had a more connected network than Rehovot in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.