Tinsukia in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Tinsukia in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Tinsukia plotted against Assam and India. The SNDi of new construction in Tinsukia rose steadily, compared to Assam which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Tinsukia's incremental SNDi rose from 5.15 to 5.33 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Tinsukia ranked 34th out of 67 cities in Assam and 1258th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.33
Rank in India
1160th of 1868
Rank in Assam
10th of 67

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.38
Rank in India
1258th of 1868
Rank in Assam
34th of 67

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TinsukiaMarugameSaint-Etienne

Tinsukia, Marugame, and Saint-Étienne all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Tinsukia and Marugame have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.