Jaisalmer in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Jaisalmer 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
JaisalmerRajasthan (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Jaisalmer plotted against Rajasthan and India. The SNDi of new construction in Jaisalmer 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, Jaisalmer's incremental SNDi rose from 2.76 to 3.18 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Jaisalmer ranked 48th out of 95 cities in Rajasthan and 397th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.18
Rank in India
301st of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
38th of 95

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.82
Rank in India
397th of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
48th of 95

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
JaisalmerOcumare del TuyKanth

In new street additions, Jaisalmer and Kanth both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Ocumare del Tuy fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Jaisalmer and Kanth both became progressively more disconnected, while Ocumare del Tuy fluctuated in connectivity. Jaisalmer and Ocumare del Tuy have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.