Shankarpur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Shankarpur in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShankarpurUttar Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Shankarpur plotted against Uttar Pradesh and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Shankarpur's incremental SNDi rose from 2.54 to 3.18 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Shankarpur ranked 70th out of 291 cities in Uttar Pradesh and 422nd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.18
Rank in India
300th of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
73rd of 291

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.88
Rank in India
422nd of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
70th of 291

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShankarpurSardashtChiquinquira

Shankarpur, Sardasht, and Chiquinquirá all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Shankarpur fluctuated in connectivity, while Sardasht became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Chiquinquirá became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Shankarpur had a more connected network than Chiquinquirá in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.