Kalgachia in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kalgachia in context

4567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KalgachiaAssam (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kalgachia plotted against Assam and India. The SNDi of new construction in Kalgachia 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, Kalgachia ranked 29th out of 67 cities in Assam and 994th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.88
Rank in India
994th of 1868
Rank in Assam
29th of 67

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

2.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KalgachiaDianbaiKarabuk

In new street additions, Kalgachia fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Dianbai fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Karabük built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Kalgachia became progressively more connected, while Dianbai became progressively more disconnected and Karabük became progressively more connected.