Kuchaman in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kuchaman 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
KuchamanRajasthan (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kuchaman plotted against Rajasthan and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kuchaman's incremental SNDi rose from 2.71 to 3.89 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kuchaman ranked 53rd out of 95 cities in Rajasthan and 522nd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.89
Rank in India
557th of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
59th of 95

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.1
Rank in India
522nd of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
53rd of 95

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KuchamanLoikawKhairthal

In new street additions, Kuchaman fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Loikaw built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Khairthal fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kuchaman fluctuated in connectivity, while Loikaw grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Khairthal became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards.