Belaganj in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Belaganj 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
BelaganjBihar (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Belaganj plotted against Bihar and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Belaganj's incremental SNDi rose from 4.01 to 5.53 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Belaganj ranked 157th out of 264 cities in Bihar and 1450th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.53
Rank in India
1227th of 1868
Rank in Bihar
150th of 264

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.89
Rank in India
1450th of 1868
Rank in Bihar
157th of 264

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BelaganjSioux FallsGunungsitoli

While Sioux Falls and Gunungsitoli both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Belaganj fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Sioux Falls and Gunungsitoli both became progressively more disconnected, while Belaganj fluctuated in connectivity. Belaganj and Gunungsitoli have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.