Makrana in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Makrana in context

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MakranaRajasthan (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Makrana plotted against Rajasthan and India. The SNDi of new construction in Makrana peaked in 1976-1990, 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, Makrana's incremental SNDi fell from 2.1 to 0.61 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Makrana ranked 15th out of 95 cities in Rajasthan and 157th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
0.61
Rank in India
9th of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
2nd of 95

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.21
Rank in India
157th of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
15th of 95

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MakranaGuiderMannargudi

In new street additions, Makrana and Guider both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Mannargudi built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Makrana grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Guider fluctuated in connectivity and Mannargudi became progressively more disconnected. Makrana and Guider have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.