Kharua in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kharua in context

02468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
02468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KharuaAssam (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kharua plotted against Assam and India. The SNDi of new construction in Kharua 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, Kharua ranked 1st out of 67 cities in Assam and 9th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
0.87
Rank in India
9th of 1868
Rank in Assam
1st of 67

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KharuaKhistevarzMungeli

In new street additions, Kharua fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Khistevarz built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Mungeli fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kharua became progressively more disconnected, while Khistevarz became progressively more disconnected and Mungeli became progressively more disconnected. Kharua and Khistevarz have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.