Raniganj in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Raniganj in context

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RaniganjBihar (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Raniganj plotted against Bihar and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Raniganj's incremental SNDi rose from 1.38 to 3.52 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Raniganj ranked 12th out of 264 cities in Bihar and 173rd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.52
Rank in India
403rd of 1868
Rank in Bihar
30th of 264

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.27
Rank in India
173rd of 1868
Rank in Bihar
12th of 264

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
RaniganjSenhor do BonfimTutun

Raniganj, Senhor do Bonfim, and Tutun all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Raniganj and Senhor do Bonfim have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.