Jhansi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Jhansi in context

3.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
JhansiUttar Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Jhansi plotted against Uttar Pradesh and India. The SNDi of new construction in Jhansi 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, Jhansi's incremental SNDi rose from 4.22 to 4.88 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Jhansi ranked 178th out of 291 cities in Uttar Pradesh and 1196th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.88
Rank in India
982nd of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
182nd of 291

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.23
Rank in India
1196th of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
178th of 291

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
JhansiMakhachkalaOshogbo

Jhansi, Makhachkala, and Oshogbo all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Jhansi and Makhachkala have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.