Shamli in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Shamli 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
ShamliUttar Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Shamli plotted against Uttar Pradesh and India. The SNDi of new construction in Shamli was at its lowest in 1976-1990, 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, Shamli's incremental SNDi rose from 2.81 to 3.59 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Shamli ranked 54th out of 291 cities in Uttar Pradesh and 331st out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.59
Rank in India
427th of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
86th of 291

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.68
Rank in India
331st of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
54th of 291

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShamliRondonopolisKersana

While Rondonópolis and Kersana both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Shamli built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Rondonópolis and Kersana both became progressively more disconnected, while Shamli fluctuated in connectivity. Shamli and Rondonópolis have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.