Darauli in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Darauli in context

44.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
44.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DarauliBihar (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Darauli plotted against Bihar and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Darauli's incremental SNDi rose from 5.53 to 6.0 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Darauli ranked 225th out of 264 cities in Bihar and 1663rd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.0
Rank in India
1361st of 1868
Rank in Bihar
174th of 264

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.82
Rank in India
1663rd of 1868
Rank in Bihar
225th of 264

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DarauliBlackpoolNaugachia

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