Barmer in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Barmer 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
BarmerRajasthan (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Barmer plotted against Rajasthan and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Barmer's incremental SNDi rose from 2.92 to 3.57 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Barmer ranked 54th out of 95 cities in Rajasthan and 532nd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.57
Rank in India
419th of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
54th of 95

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.12
Rank in India
532nd of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
54th of 95

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BarmerKodarmaBalurghat

In new street additions, Barmer and Balurghat both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kodarma built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Barmer and Balurghat both became progressively more disconnected, while Kodarma became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Barmer and Balurghat have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.