Bodhan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bodhan in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BodhanTelangana (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bodhan plotted against Telangana and India. The SNDi of new construction in Bodhan rose steadily, compared to Telangana which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Bodhan's incremental SNDi rose from 3.18 to 3.82 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bodhan ranked 36th out of 47 cities in Telangana and 568th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.82
Rank in India
527th of 1868
Rank in Telangana
31st of 47

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.19
Rank in India
568th of 1868
Rank in Telangana
36th of 47

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BodhanIrbaAkhisar

While Irba and Akhisar both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Bodhan built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Irba and Akhisar both fluctuated in connectivity, while Bodhan became progressively more disconnected. Bodhan and Irba have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.