Krishnai in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Krishnai in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Krishnai plotted against Assam and India. The SNDi of new construction in Krishnai 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, Krishnai ranked 12th out of 67 cities in Assam and 322nd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- N/A
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 2.67
- Rank in India
- 322nd of 1868
- Rank in Assam
- 12th of 67
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Kersa, Ethiopia
- Sujanagar, Bangladesh
- Aungpan, Myanmar
- Merawi, Ethiopia
- Shoa Robit, Ethiopia
- Joresan, Indonesia
While Kersa and Merawi both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Krishnai fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Kersa and Merawi both became progressively more disconnected, while Krishnai became progressively more connected. Krishnai and Kersa have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.