Chittorgarh in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Chittorgarh 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
ChittorgarhRajasthan (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chittorgarh plotted against Rajasthan and India. The SNDi of new construction in Chittorgarh 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, Chittorgarh's incremental SNDi rose from 3.56 to 4.34 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chittorgarh ranked 69th out of 95 cities in Rajasthan and 737th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.34
Rank in India
730th of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
69th of 95

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.47
Rank in India
737th of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
69th of 95

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChittorgarhJehanabadSamarra

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