Street-network Sprawl in Marwar Mathaniya, 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.

Marwar Mathaniya: 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 Marwar Mathaniya, India on the sprawlmap

Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Marwar Mathaniya as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.23, which is very well-connected.

Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.23, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1975, 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.

Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Marwar Mathaniya spans a total of 47 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of nan, which is highly disconnected.

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 nan, 0.23, 0.23 and 0.23. Data was not available in 1975.

Marwar Mathaniya and Rajasthan 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 Rajasthan rose steadily.

How do development practices in Marwar Mathaniya fare in comparison to others in Rajasthan? out of the 135 cities in Rajasthan. Marwar Mathaniya ranked 73rd in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.

Marwar Mathaniya 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 Marwar Mathaniya fare in comparison to others in India? out of the 1716 cities in India. Marwar Mathaniya ranked 1089th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.

Marwar Mathaniya and Rajasthan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Rajasthan rose steadily.

To date, Marwar Mathaniya is the 99th-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 Marwar Mathaniya has become more connected. Marwar Mathaniya ranked 81st in 1976-1990, 86th in 1991-2000 and 99th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.

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

To date, Marwar Mathaniya is the 1472nd-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 Marwar Mathaniya has become more connected. Marwar Mathaniya ranked 1230th in 1976-1990, 1362nd in 1991-2000 and 1472nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.

As of 2015, Marwar Mathaniya had a built-up area of 0.48 square kilometers, and a population of 83002 people.

These are some other cities with approximately the same population: