Kharupetia in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kharupetia in context

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KharupetiaAssam (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kharupetia plotted against Assam and India. The SNDi of new construction in Kharupetia 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, Kharupetia ranked 14th out of 67 cities in Assam and 414th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.86
Rank in India
414th of 1868
Rank in Assam
14th of 67

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KharupetiaTembilahanAbadan

In new street additions, Kharupetia fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Tembilahan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Abadan built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Tembilahan and Abadan both became progressively more disconnected, while Kharupetia fluctuated in connectivity. Kharupetia and Tembilahan have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.