Street-network Sprawl in Sidhauli, 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.

Sidhauli: city in Uttar Pradesh, 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 Sidhauli, India on the sprawlmap

Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Sidhauli as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.52, which is relatively well-connected.

Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, nan, 1.48 and 4.05. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.

Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Sidhauli spans a total of 76 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, nan, 1.19 and 1.52. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.

Sidhauli and Uttar Pradesh 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 Uttar Pradesh rose steadily.

How do development practices in Sidhauli fare in comparison to others in Uttar Pradesh? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sidhauli was the 33rd-most disconnected out of the 204 cities in Uttar Pradesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Uttar Pradesh, street construction in Sidhauli has become more disconnected. Sidhauli ranked 71st in 1991-2000 and 33rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.

Sidhauli 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 Sidhauli fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sidhauli was the 438th-most disconnected 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 Sidhauli has become more disconnected. Sidhauli ranked 799th in 1991-2000 and 438th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.

Sidhauli and Uttar Pradesh 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 Uttar Pradesh rose steadily.

To date, Sidhauli is the 127th-most disconnected out of the 204 cities in Uttar Pradesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Uttar Pradesh, the street network in Sidhauli has become more connected. Sidhauli ranked 113th in 1991-2000 and 127th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.

Sidhauli 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, Sidhauli is the 1160th-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 Sidhauli has become more connected. Sidhauli ranked 1129th in 1991-2000 and 1160th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.

As of 2015, Sidhauli had a built-up area of 0.59 square kilometers, and a population of 432468 people.

These are some other cities with approximately the same population: