Warangal in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Warangal 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
WarangalTelangana (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Warangal plotted against Telangana and India. The SNDi of new construction in Warangal rose steadily, compared to Telangana which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Warangal's incremental SNDi rose from 3.07 to 4.07 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Warangal ranked 37th out of 47 cities in Telangana and 574th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.07
Rank in India
616th of 1868
Rank in Telangana
34th of 47

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.2
Rank in India
574th of 1868
Rank in Telangana
37th of 47

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WarangalBokaroKarbala

In new street additions, Warangal and Bokaro both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Karbala fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Warangal and Bokaro both became progressively more disconnected, while Karbala fluctuated in connectivity. Warangal and Bokaro have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.