Bhilwara in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bhilwara 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
BhilwaraRajasthan (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bhilwara plotted against Rajasthan and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Bhilwara's incremental SNDi rose from 2.15 to 2.45 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bhilwara ranked 21st out of 95 cities in Rajasthan and 179th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.45
Rank in India
154th of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
17th of 95

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.28
Rank in India
179th of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
21st of 95

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

What about similarly populated cities?

22.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BhilwaraMazatlanMinna

In new street additions, Bhilwara and Mazatlán both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Minna built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Looking at the full network, Mazatlán and Minna both became progressively more disconnected, while Bhilwara fluctuated in connectivity. Bhilwara and Mazatlán have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.