Hailakandi in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Hailakandi in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hailakandi plotted against Assam and India. The SNDi of new construction in Hailakandi rose steadily, compared to Assam which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Hailakandi's incremental SNDi rose from 6.42 to 9.57 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hailakandi ranked 53rd out of 67 cities in Assam and 1688th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 9.57
- Rank in India
- 1732nd of 1868
- Rank in Assam
- 45th of 67
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 5.93
- Rank in India
- 1688th of 1868
- Rank in Assam
- 53rd of 67
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Birni N'Konni, Niger
- Faridkot, India
- Dunkirk, France
- Orani, Philippines
- Mengzhou, China
- Chomu, India
In new street additions, Hailakandi and Birni N'Konni both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Orani fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Hailakandi and Birni N'Konni both became progressively more disconnected, while Orani fluctuated in connectivity. Hailakandi and Birni N'Konni have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.