Medak in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Medak 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
MedakTelangana (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Medak plotted against Telangana and India. The SNDi of new construction in Medak rose steadily, compared to Telangana which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Medak's incremental SNDi rose from 3.76 to 4.4 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Medak ranked 45th out of 47 cities in Telangana and 879th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.4
Rank in India
760th of 1868
Rank in Telangana
43rd of 47

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.71
Rank in India
879th of 1868
Rank in Telangana
45th of 47

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MedakVandavasiKiambu

Medak, Vandavasi, and Kiambu all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Medak and Vandavasi have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.