Banswara in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Banswara 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
BanswaraRajasthan (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Banswara plotted against Rajasthan and India. The SNDi of new construction in Banswara rose steadily, 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, Banswara's incremental SNDi rose from 2.52 to 3.36 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Banswara ranked 36th out of 95 cities in Rajasthan and 321st out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.36
Rank in India
354th of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
43rd of 95

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.67
Rank in India
321st of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
36th of 95

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BanswaraQaraziadinVidisha

In new street additions, Banswara and Qaraziadin both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Vidisha fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Banswara and Vidisha both became progressively more disconnected, while Qaraziadin became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Banswara and Qaraziadin have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.