Kota in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kota 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
KotaRajasthan (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kota plotted against Rajasthan and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kota's incremental SNDi rose from 3.15 to 3.71 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kota ranked 63rd out of 95 cities in Rajasthan and 632nd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.71
Rank in India
476th of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
57th of 95

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.3
Rank in India
632nd of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
63rd of 95

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KotaNouakchottUyo

In new street additions, Kota and Nouakchott both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Uyo built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Kota and Uyo both became progressively more disconnected, while Nouakchott fluctuated in connectivity. Kota and Nouakchott have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.