Bhiwadi in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Bhiwadi in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bhiwadi plotted against Rajasthan and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Bhiwadi's incremental SNDi rose from 3.63 to 4.37 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bhiwadi ranked 85th out of 95 cities in Rajasthan and 1072nd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.37
- Rank in India
- 743rd of 1868
- Rank in Rajasthan
- 70th of 95
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.99
- Rank in India
- 1072nd of 1868
- Rank in Rajasthan
- 85th of 95
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Bhiwadi and Chuxiong both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kumbakonam built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Bhiwadi fluctuated in connectivity, while Chuxiong became progressively more disconnected and Kumbakonam became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Bhiwadi and Kumbakonam have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.