Udhagamandalam in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Udhagamandalam in context

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
UdhagamandalamTamil Nadu (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Udhagamandalam plotted against Tamil Nadu and India. While Tamil Nadu and India both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Udhagamandalam's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Udhagamandalam's incremental SNDi rose from 5.19 to 5.88 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Udhagamandalam ranked 110th out of 121 cities in Tamil Nadu and 1591st out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.88
Rank in India
1332nd of 1868
Rank in Tamil Nadu
88th of 121

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.37
Rank in India
1591st of 1868
Rank in Tamil Nadu
110th 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
UdhagamandalamSunzhaAkron

Udhagamandalam, Sunzha, and Akron all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. Looking at the full network, Sunzha and Akron both became progressively more disconnected, while Udhagamandalam fluctuated in connectivity.