Shahpur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Shahpur in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShahpurRajasthan (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Shahpur plotted against Rajasthan and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Shahpur's incremental SNDi rose from 2.35 to 3.39 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Shahpur ranked 32nd out of 95 cities in Rajasthan and 278th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.39
Rank in India
365th of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
45th of 95

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.56
Rank in India
278th of 1868
Rank in Rajasthan
32nd of 95

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShahpurSabyaPolur

In new street additions, Shahpur fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Sabya built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Polur built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Shahpur fluctuated in connectivity, while Sabya became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards and Polur became progressively more disconnected. Shahpur and Sabya have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.