Street-network Sprawl in Tuljapur, India

What is Street-network sprawl?

Street-network Sprawl is a way to measure urban sprawl, worldwide, through the connectedness of the streets. Less sprawl means more connected, more walkable streets. Well-connected streets – like New York City’s grid – are more walkable and can be served by public transit.

The street network is permanent, and its connectivity affects the livability and environmental footprint of cities for decades and centuries to come. In places with more connected streets, residents drive less and walk more. A well-connected street network is associated with better outcomes for health, the environment, sustainable consumption, social integration, and equity.

We can quantify how connected street networks are with the Street Network Disconnectedness Index (SNDi).

SNDi -- our measure of street-network sprawl (disconnectedness)

The SNDi is a comprehensive measurement of “sprawl”. It captures:

A higher SNDi means less-connected streets – i.e., more sprawl. For the 10137 cities in our dataset, the average SNDi is 2.25, with half of the cities' SNDis falling between 1.08 and 3.25.

More information on the sprawl index can be found in these research papers:

To see the state of street-network sprawl across the globe, visit the sprawlmap.

Tuljapur: city in Maharashtra, India

What exactly constitutes the spatial extent of the city? For these aggregations, we used the Global Human Settlement Layer Urban Center Database (GHS-UCDB) to define the boundaries of the city. These cities -- or urban centers -- cover areas that are densely populated and built-up, and so may extend beyond the spatial borders of these cities that we may be familiar with. The GHS area is shaded in blue.

View Tuljapur, India on the sprawlmap

Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Tuljapur as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.38, which is relatively well-connected.

Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.79, 1.63, 3.36 and nan. Data was not available in 2001-2014.

Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Tuljapur spans a total of 43 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.79, which is relatively well-connected.

Effect on the aggregate network: New construction in each period adds to the total stock of streets, but does not change streets that have already been built. Therefore, it has a limited effect on the street network as a whole. The SNDis of the aggregate street network in the respective time periods are 0.79, 1.02, 1.52 and 1.38. The aggregate street network in Tuljapur increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 2000.

Tuljapur and Maharashtra do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Maharashtra rose steadily.

How do development practices in Tuljapur fare in comparison to others in Maharashtra? out of the 186 cities in Maharashtra. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Maharashtra, street construction in Tuljapur has become more disconnected. Tuljapur ranked 72nd in 1975, 75th in 1976-1990 and 51st in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.

Tuljapur and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.

How do development practices in Tuljapur fare in comparison to others in India? out of the 1716 cities in India. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in India, street construction in Tuljapur has become more disconnected. Tuljapur ranked 683rd in 1975, 815th in 1976-1990 and 465th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.

Tuljapur and Maharashtra do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Tuljapur peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Maharashtra rose steadily.

To date, Tuljapur is the 123rd-most disconnected out of the 186 cities in Maharashtra. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Maharashtra, the street network in Tuljapur has become more connected. Tuljapur ranked 72nd in 1975, 110th in 1976-1990, 107th in 1991-2000 and 123rd in 2001-2014.

Tuljapur and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Tuljapur peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.

To date, Tuljapur is the 1207th-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in India, the street network in Tuljapur has become more connected. Tuljapur ranked 683rd in 1975, 1058th in 1976-1990, 1032nd in 1991-2000 and 1207th in 2001-2014.

As of 2015, Tuljapur had a built-up area of 0.97 square kilometers, and a population of 61076 people.

These are some other cities with approximately the same population: