Gaya in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gaya in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gaya plotted against Bihar and India. The SNDi of new construction in Gaya 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, Gaya's incremental SNDi rose from 4.71 to 4.94 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gaya ranked 119th out of 264 cities in Bihar and 1298th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.94
Rank in India
1016th of 1868
Rank in Bihar
117th of 264

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.45
Rank in India
1298th of 1868
Rank in Bihar
119th of 264

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GayaBaojiAl Hillah

In new street additions, Gaya and Al Hillah both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Baoji fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Gaya and Al Hillah both became progressively more disconnected, while Baoji fluctuated in connectivity. Gaya and Baoji have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.