Chahuta in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Chahuta in context

3.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChahutaBihar (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chahuta plotted against Bihar and India. The SNDi of new construction in Chahuta rose steadily, 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. Most recently, Chahuta's incremental SNDi rose from 3.73 to 4.65 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chahuta ranked 54th out of 264 cities in Bihar and 894th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.65
Rank in India
870th of 1868
Rank in Bihar
101st of 264

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.73
Rank in India
894th of 1868
Rank in Bihar
54th of 264

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChahutaAt TafilaHuajuapan

In new street additions, Chahuta built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while At Tafila built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Huajuapan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Chahuta and Huajuapan both became progressively more disconnected, while At Tafila grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Chahuta and Huajuapan have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.