Barbigha in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Barbigha in context

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BarbighaBihar (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Barbigha plotted against Bihar and India. The SNDi of new construction in Barbigha followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Bihar which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. In terms of the aggregate network, Barbigha ranked 16th out of 264 cities in Bihar and 243rd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.48
Rank in India
243rd of 1868
Rank in Bihar
16th of 264

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BarbighaKhairpur Nathan ShahTam Ky

In new street additions, Barbigha fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Khairpur Nathan Shah built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Tam Kỳ built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Barbigha became progressively more connected, while Khairpur Nathan Shah became progressively more disconnected and Tam Kỳ became progressively more connected. Notably, Barbigha had a more sprawly network than Khairpur Nathan Shah in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.