Goondpur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Goondpur in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GoondpurRajasthan (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Goondpur plotted against Rajasthan and India. The SNDi of new construction in Goondpur peaked in 1991-2005, 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, Goondpur's incremental SNDi fell from 4.08 to 3.9 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Goondpur ranked 81st out of 95 cities in Rajasthan and 946th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.9
Rank in India
561st of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
60th of 95

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.81
Rank in India
946th of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
81st of 95

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GoondpurZelenodol'skTilouthu

Goondpur, Zelenodol'sk, and Tilouthu all built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Notably, Goondpur had a more connected network than Tilouthu in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.