Garhmuktesar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Garhmuktesar in context

3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GarhmuktesarUttar Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Garhmuktesar plotted against Uttar Pradesh and India. The SNDi of new construction in Garhmuktesar rose steadily, compared to Uttar Pradesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Garhmuktesar's incremental SNDi rose from 5.47 to 6.39 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Garhmuktesar ranked 232nd out of 291 cities in Uttar Pradesh and 1460th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.39
Rank in India
1462nd of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
244th of 291

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.92
Rank in India
1460th of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
232nd of 291

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GarhmuktesarPalangka RayaBardoli

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