Kairana in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kairana 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
KairanaUttar Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kairana plotted against Uttar Pradesh and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kairana's incremental SNDi rose from 3.16 to 4.01 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kairana ranked 81st out of 291 cities in Uttar Pradesh and 491st out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.01
Rank in India
592nd of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
114th of 291

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.04
Rank in India
491st of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
81st of 291

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
KairanaEbolowaTianchang

Kairana, Ebolowa, and Tianchang all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Kairana and Ebolowa both became progressively more disconnected, while Tianchang fluctuated in connectivity.