Najibabad in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Najibabad 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
NajibabadUttar Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Najibabad plotted against Uttar Pradesh and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Najibabad's incremental SNDi rose from 3.72 to 4.18 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Najibabad ranked 102nd out of 291 cities in Uttar Pradesh and 684th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.18
Rank in India
663rd of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
130th of 291

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.38
Rank in India
684th of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
102nd of 291

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NajibabadMatadiHull

In new street additions, Najibabad and Matadi both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Hull built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Najibabad and Hull have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.