Almora in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Almora in context

345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
345678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AlmoraUttarakhand (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Almora plotted against Uttarakhand and India. The SNDi of new construction in Almora rose steadily, compared to Uttarakhand which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Almora's incremental SNDi rose from 7.24 to 8.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Almora ranked 19th out of 20 cities in Uttarakhand and 1788th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
8.28
Rank in India
1680th of 1868
Rank in Uttarakhand
19th of 20

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
7.25
Rank in India
1788th of 1868
Rank in Uttarakhand
19th of 20

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
AlmoraSokeKaghaznagar

While Söke and Kaghaznagar both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Almora built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.