Vikarabad in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Vikarabad 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
VikarabadTelangana (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Vikarabad plotted against Telangana and India. The SNDi of new construction in Vikarabad rose steadily, compared to Telangana which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Vikarabad's incremental SNDi rose from 3.28 to 3.35 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Vikarabad ranked 25th out of 47 cities in Telangana and 476th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.35
Rank in India
349th of 1868
Rank in Telangana
20th of 47

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.01
Rank in India
476th of 1868
Rank in Telangana
25th of 47

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
VikarabadSan FelipePategi

In new street additions, Vikarabad and San Felipe both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Pategi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Vikarabad and San Felipe both became progressively more disconnected, while Pategi fluctuated in connectivity.