Kasganj in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kasganj in context

2.73.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KasganjUttar Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kasganj plotted against Uttar Pradesh and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kasganj's incremental SNDi rose from 5.17 to 5.54 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kasganj ranked 241st out of 291 cities in Uttar Pradesh and 1509th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.54
Rank in India
1235th of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
225th of 291

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.06
Rank in India
1509th of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
241st of 291

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KasganjEnsenadaRochester

In new street additions, Kasganj and Ensenada both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Rochester built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Kasganj and Ensenada have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.