Gaighat in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gaighat 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
GaighatBihar (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gaighat plotted against Bihar and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Gaighat's incremental SNDi rose from 2.59 to 4.57 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gaighat ranked 94th out of 264 cities in Bihar and 1189th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.57
Rank in India
832nd of 1868
Rank in Bihar
91st of 264

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.22
Rank in India
1189th of 1868
Rank in Bihar
94th of 264

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GaighatMindeloPoissy

In new street additions, Gaighat and Mindelo both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Poissy built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Gaighat and Mindelo both fluctuated in connectivity, while Poissy grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Gaighat and Mindelo have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.