Rahika in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rahika in context

3.64.24.85.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.24.85.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RahikaBihar (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rahika plotted against Bihar and India. The SNDi of new construction in Rahika 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, Rahika's incremental SNDi fell from 4.3 to 4.16 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rahika ranked 56th out of 264 cities in Bihar and 943rd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.16
Rank in India
652nd of 1868
Rank in Bihar
55th of 264

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.8
Rank in India
943rd of 1868
Rank in Bihar
56th of 264

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RahikaKatsinaLeicester

In new street additions, Rahika and Leicester both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Katsina built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Rahika and Leicester have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.