Madhepura in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Madhepura in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Madhepura plotted against Bihar and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Madhepura's incremental SNDi rose from 4.51 to 6.83 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Madhepura ranked 115th out of 264 cities in Bihar and 1284th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 6.83
- Rank in India
- 1543rd of 1868
- Rank in Bihar
- 204th of 264
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.43
- Rank in India
- 1284th of 1868
- Rank in Bihar
- 115th of 264
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Madhepura and Pucallpa both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Zakiganj fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Madhepura and Pucallpa both became progressively more disconnected, while Zakiganj fluctuated in connectivity.