Bikaner in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bikaner 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
BikanerRajasthan (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bikaner plotted against Rajasthan and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Bikaner's incremental SNDi rose from 2.36 to 2.59 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bikaner ranked 23rd out of 95 cities in Rajasthan and 200th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.59
Rank in India
180th of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
20th of 95

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.34
Rank in India
200th of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
23rd of 95

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.522.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BikanerFrankfurtAl Ain

In new street additions, Bikaner fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Frankfurt built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Al Ain built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Bikaner and Frankfurt both became progressively more disconnected, while Al Ain became progressively more connected. Bikaner and Frankfurt have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.