Gonda in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gonda in context

3.644.44.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.644.44.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GondaUttar Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gonda plotted against Uttar Pradesh and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Gonda's incremental SNDi rose from 4.33 to 4.79 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gonda ranked 196th out of 291 cities in Uttar Pradesh and 1266th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.79
Rank in India
940th of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
174th of 291

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.39
Rank in India
1266th of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
196th of 291

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GondaZuchengBauchi

In new street additions, Gonda fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Zucheng built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Bauchi built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Gonda and Bauchi both became progressively more disconnected, while Zucheng grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Notably, Gonda had a more connected network than Bauchi in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.