Chhapra in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Chhapra in context

3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChhapraBihar (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chhapra plotted against Bihar and India. The SNDi of new construction in Chhapra 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, Chhapra's incremental SNDi rose from 4.52 to 6.37 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chhapra ranked 120th out of 264 cities in Bihar and 1300th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.37
Rank in India
1457th of 1868
Rank in Bihar
188th of 264

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.45
Rank in India
1300th of 1868
Rank in Bihar
120th of 264

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChhapraKuchingKalemie

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