Muhavoor in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Muhavoor 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
MuhavoorTamil Nadu (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Muhavoor plotted against Tamil Nadu and India. The SNDi of new construction in Muhavoor was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Tamil Nadu which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Muhavoor's incremental SNDi rose from 2.6 to 4.45 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Muhavoor ranked 11th out of 121 cities in Tamil Nadu and 284th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.45
Rank in India
783rd of 1868
Rank in Tamil Nadu
42nd of 121

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.57
Rank in India
284th of 1868
Rank in Tamil Nadu
11th of 121

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

What about similarly populated cities?

51015<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
51015<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MuhavoorBuran GabardaChar Madhua

In new street additions, Muhavoor and Char Madhua both built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Buran Gabarda built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Muhavoor and Char Madhua both became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Buran Gabarda became progressively more disconnected. Muhavoor and Buran Gabarda have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.