Churu in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Churu in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Churu plotted against Rajasthan and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Churu's incremental SNDi rose from 2.46 to 3.38 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Churu ranked 28th out of 95 cities in Rajasthan and 238th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 3.38
- Rank in India
- 360th of 1868
- Rank in Rajasthan
- 44th of 95
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 2.47
- Rank in India
- 238th of 1868
- Rank in Rajasthan
- 28th of 95
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Arochukwu, Nigeria
- Mwadingusha, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Kabba, Nigeria
- Yuyue, China
- Al Jahra, Kuwait
- Shijiao, China
In new street additions, Churu and Yuyue both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Arochukwu built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Churu and Arochukwu both became progressively more disconnected, while Yuyue fluctuated in connectivity. Churu and Arochukwu have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.