Street-network Sprawl in Hanumanangarh Junction, 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.

Hanumanangarh Junction: city in Rajasthan, 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 Hanumanangarh Junction, India on the sprawlmap

Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Hanumanangarh Junction as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.85, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.

Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.67, 2.16, 3.01 and 4.29. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Hanumanangarh Junction fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.

Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Hanumanangarh Junction spans a total of 228 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.16, 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 4.67, 2.76, 2.76 and 2.85. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Hanumanangarh Junction has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.

Hanumanangarh Junction and Rajasthan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Hanumanangarh Junction was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Rajasthan rose steadily.

How do development practices in Hanumanangarh Junction fare in comparison to others in Rajasthan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Hanumanangarh Junction was the 14th-most disconnected out of the 135 cities in Rajasthan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Rajasthan, street construction in Hanumanangarh Junction has become more connected. Hanumanangarh Junction ranked 7th in 1975, 40th in 1976-1990, 17th in 1991-2000 and 14th in 2001-2014.

Hanumanangarh Junction and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Hanumanangarh Junction was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.

How do development practices in Hanumanangarh Junction fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Hanumanangarh Junction was the 383rd-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in India, street construction in Hanumanangarh Junction has become more connected. Hanumanangarh Junction ranked 108th in 1975, 678th in 1976-1990, 538th in 1991-2000 and 383rd in 2001-2014.

Hanumanangarh Junction and Rajasthan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Hanumanangarh Junction was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Rajasthan rose steadily.

To date, Hanumanangarh Junction is the 34th-most disconnected out of the 135 cities in Rajasthan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Rajasthan, the street network in Hanumanangarh Junction has become more connected. Hanumanangarh Junction ranked 7th in 1975, 30th in 1976-1990, 32nd in 1991-2000 and 34th in 2001-2014.

Hanumanangarh Junction and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Hanumanangarh Junction was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.

To date, Hanumanangarh Junction is the 703rd-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 Hanumanangarh Junction has become more connected. Hanumanangarh Junction ranked 108th in 1975, 524th in 1976-1990, 626th in 1991-2000 and 703rd in 2001-2014.

As of 2015, Hanumanangarh Junction had a built-up area of 13.02 square kilometers, and a population of 102035 people.

These are some other cities with approximately the same population: