Mohammadabad in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Mohammadabad 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
MohammadabadUttar Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mohammadabad plotted against Uttar Pradesh and India. The SNDi of new construction in Mohammadabad was at its lowest in 1991-2005, 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, Mohammadabad's incremental SNDi rose from 2.43 to 3.33 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Mohammadabad ranked 90th out of 291 cities in Uttar Pradesh and 570th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.33
Rank in India
340th of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
76th of 291

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.19
Rank in India
570th of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
90th of 291

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MohammadabadMatsueShifang

While Matsue and Shifang both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Mohammadabad built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Matsue and Shifang both became progressively more disconnected, while Mohammadabad became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Mohammadabad and Matsue have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.