Devakottai in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Devakottai 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
DevakottaiTamil Nadu (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Devakottai plotted against Tamil Nadu and India. The SNDi of new construction in Devakottai rose steadily, compared to Tamil Nadu which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Devakottai's incremental SNDi rose from 2.71 to 3.23 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Devakottai ranked 12th out of 121 cities in Tamil Nadu and 306th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.23
Rank in India
312th of 1868
Rank in Tamil Nadu
10th of 121

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.64
Rank in India
306th of 1868
Rank in Tamil Nadu
12th of 121

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
DevakottaiNuneatonKhemis El Khechna

In new street additions, Devakottai and Nuneaton both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Khemis El Khechna fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.