Rasipuram in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rasipuram in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RasipuramTamil Nadu (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rasipuram plotted against Tamil Nadu and India. The SNDi of new construction in Rasipuram rose steadily, compared to Tamil Nadu which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Rasipuram's incremental SNDi rose from 4.03 to 6.01 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rasipuram ranked 63rd out of 121 cities in Tamil Nadu and 972nd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.01
Rank in India
1366th of 1868
Rank in Tamil Nadu
93rd of 121

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.85
Rank in India
972nd of 1868
Rank in Tamil Nadu
63rd of 121

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RasipuramQingzhenSanjo

While Qingzhen and Sanjo both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Rasipuram built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Rasipuram and Sanjo both became progressively more disconnected, while Qingzhen fluctuated in connectivity. Rasipuram and Qingzhen have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.