Maheshkhunt in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Maheshkhunt in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MaheshkhuntBihar (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Maheshkhunt plotted against Bihar and India. The SNDi of new construction in Maheshkhunt peaked in 1991-2005, 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, Maheshkhunt's incremental SNDi fell from 5.47 to 2.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Maheshkhunt ranked 58th out of 264 cities in Bihar and 961st out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.28
Rank in India
136th of 1868
Rank in Bihar
15th of 264

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.83
Rank in India
961st of 1868
Rank in Bihar
58th of 264

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MaheshkhuntDaduTanjung Balai

While Dadu and Tanjung Balai both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Maheshkhunt built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Dadu and Tanjung Balai both became progressively more disconnected, while Maheshkhunt grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Maheshkhunt and Dadu have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.