Muzaffarnagar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Muzaffarnagar in context

33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.544.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Muzaffarnagar plotted against Uttar Pradesh and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Muzaffarnagar's incremental SNDi rose from 3.29 to 3.56 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Muzaffarnagar ranked 95th out of 291 cities in Uttar Pradesh and 640th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.56
Rank in India
417th of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
83rd of 291

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.31
Rank in India
640th of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
95th of 291

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.83.23.64<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.23.64<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MuzaffarnagarQinhuangdaoMa'anshan

Muzaffarnagar, Qinhuangdao, and Ma'anshan all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Muzaffarnagar and Qinhuangdao both became progressively more disconnected, while Ma'anshan grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Muzaffarnagar and Qinhuangdao have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.