Hanumanangarh Junction in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hanumanangarh Junction 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
Hanumanangarh JunctionRajasthan (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hanumanangarh Junction plotted against Rajasthan and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Hanumanangarh Junction's incremental SNDi rose from 2.51 to 3.23 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hanumanangarh Junction ranked 38th out of 95 cities in Rajasthan and 327th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.23
Rank in India
315th of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
39th of 95

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.68
Rank in India
327th of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
38th of 95

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Hanumanangarh JunctionNeicuoSuncheon-si

In new street additions, Hanumanangarh Junction and Suncheon-si both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Neicuo built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Hanumanangarh Junction fluctuated in connectivity, while Neicuo became progressively more connected and Suncheon-si became progressively more disconnected. Hanumanangarh Junction and Neicuo have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.