Dhekiajuli in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Dhekiajuli in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Dhekiajuli plotted against Assam and India. The SNDi of new construction in Dhekiajuli followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Assam which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. In terms of the aggregate network, Dhekiajuli ranked 43rd out of 67 cities in Assam and 1372nd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- N/A
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.63
- Rank in India
- 1372nd of 1868
- Rank in Assam
- 43rd of 67
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Gangneung, South Korea
- Balaghat, India
- Koidu Town, Sierra Leone
- Zhili, China
- Jamui, India
- Cambridge, United Kingdom
In new street additions, Dhekiajuli fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Gangneung built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Zhili fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Dhekiajuli became progressively more disconnected, while Gangneung became progressively more disconnected and Zhili fluctuated in connectivity. Dhekiajuli and Zhili have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.