Valaichchenai in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Valaichchenai in context

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ValaichchenaiBatticaloa (Region)Sri Lanka (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Valaichchenai plotted against Batticaloa and Sri Lanka. The SNDi of new construction in Valaichchenai followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Batticaloa which rose steadily and Sri Lanka which rose steadily. Most recently, Valaichchenai's incremental SNDi rose from 4.3 to 5.86 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Valaichchenai ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Batticaloa and 7th out of 21 in Sri Lanka as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.86
Rank in Sri Lanka
7th of 21
Rank in Batticaloa
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.96
Rank in Sri Lanka
7th of 21
Rank in Batticaloa
2nd of 2

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
ValaichchenailjbyshNanga Pinoh

In new street additions, Valaichchenai and Nanga Pinoh both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while الجبايش fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Valaichchenai became progressively more disconnected, while الجبايش became progressively more connected and Nanga Pinoh fluctuated in connectivity. Valaichchenai and الجبايش have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.