Nawada in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nawada in context

3.544.555.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.544.555.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NawadaBihar (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nawada plotted against Bihar and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Nawada's incremental SNDi rose from 3.94 to 5.02 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.02

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.74

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NawadaWadsharefyKato

In new street additions, Nawada fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Wadsharefy built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Kato built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Wadsharefy and Kato both became progressively more disconnected, while Nawada fluctuated in connectivity.