Lakhnaur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Lakhnaur in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Lakhnaur plotted against Bihar and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Lakhnaur's incremental SNDi rose from 3.89 to 4.36 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Lakhnaur ranked 77th out of 264 cities in Bihar and 1083rd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.36
Rank in India
736th of 1868
Rank in Bihar
70th of 264

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.02
Rank in India
1083rd of 1868
Rank in Bihar
77th of 264

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
LakhnaurKotabumiBaton Rouge

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