Berai in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Berai in context

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BeraiBihar (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Berai plotted against Bihar and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Berai's incremental SNDi rose from 2.85 to 3.62 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Berai ranked 30th out of 264 cities in Bihar and 582nd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.62
Rank in India
436th of 1868
Rank in Bihar
33rd of 264

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.21
Rank in India
582nd of 1868
Rank in Bihar
30th of 264

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BeraiConconTakalghat

In new street additions, Berai and Takalghat both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Concón built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Berai and Takalghat both fluctuated in connectivity, while Concón became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Berai and Concón have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.