Bahadurganj in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bahadurganj in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BahadurganjBihar (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bahadurganj plotted against Bihar and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Bahadurganj's incremental SNDi rose from 2.57 to 4.33 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bahadurganj ranked 51st out of 264 cities in Bihar and 863rd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.33
Rank in India
724th of 1868
Rank in Bihar
66th of 264

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.68
Rank in India
863rd of 1868
Rank in Bihar
51st of 264

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BahadurganjElminaOzumba de Alzate

In new street additions, Bahadurganj and Elmina both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ozumba de Alzate built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Bahadurganj and Elmina both fluctuated in connectivity, while Ozumba de Alzate became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Bahadurganj had a more connected network than Ozumba de Alzate in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.