Neem Ka Thana in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Neem Ka Thana in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Neem Ka Thana plotted against Rajasthan and India. The SNDi of new construction in Neem Ka Thana was at its lowest 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, Neem Ka Thana's incremental SNDi rose from 4.11 to 7.53 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Neem Ka Thana ranked 84th out of 95 cities in Rajasthan and 1054th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 7.53
- Rank in India
- 1624th of 1868
- Rank in Rajasthan
- 93rd of 95
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.97
- Rank in India
- 1054th of 1868
- Rank in Rajasthan
- 84th of 95
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Huaxi, China
- Kazanlı Mah., Turkey
- Bobai, China
- Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria
- Fik', Ethiopia
- Tonglu County, China
In new street additions, Neem Ka Thana built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Huaxi built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Ago-Iwoye built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Neem Ka Thana became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Huaxi grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Ago-Iwoye became progressively more disconnected. Neem Ka Thana and Ago-Iwoye have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.