Hosur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hosur in context

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HosurTamil Nadu (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hosur plotted against Tamil Nadu and India. The SNDi of new construction in Hosur rose steadily, compared to Tamil Nadu which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Hosur's incremental SNDi rose from 4.22 to 5.54 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hosur ranked 108th out of 121 cities in Tamil Nadu and 1439th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.54
Rank in India
1232nd of 1868
Rank in Tamil Nadu
81st of 121

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.85
Rank in India
1439th of 1868
Rank in Tamil Nadu
108th of 121

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

What about similarly populated cities?

46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HosurRamuGresik

In new street additions, Hosur and Ramu both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Gresik fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Hosur and Gresik have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.