Zakiganj in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Zakiganj in context

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZakiganjAssam (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Zakiganj plotted against Assam and India. The SNDi of new construction in Zakiganj followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Assam which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Zakiganj's incremental SNDi fell from 13.34 to 11.99 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Zakiganj ranked 66th out of 67 cities in Assam and 1859th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
11.99
Rank in India
1769th of 1868
Rank in Assam
51st of 67

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
12.27
Rank in India
1859th of 1868
Rank in Assam
66th of 67

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ZakiganjMadhepuraLexington

In new street additions, Zakiganj fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Madhepura fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Lexington built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Looking at the full network, Madhepura and Lexington both became progressively more disconnected, while Zakiganj fluctuated in connectivity.