Bagaha in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bagaha in context

3.64.24.85.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.24.85.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BagahaBihar (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bagaha plotted against Bihar and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Bagaha's incremental SNDi rose from 5.19 to 5.55 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bagaha ranked 171st out of 264 cities in Bihar and 1487th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.55
Rank in India
1239th of 1868
Rank in Bihar
153rd of 264

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.98
Rank in India
1487th of 1868
Rank in Bihar
171st of 264

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

What about similarly populated cities?

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BagahaIslampurDharmavaram

In new street additions, Bagaha and Islampur both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Dharmavaram built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Bagaha became progressively more disconnected, while Islampur fluctuated in connectivity and Dharmavaram became progressively more connected. Bagaha and Islampur have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.