Rasulpur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rasulpur in context

44.85.66.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
44.85.66.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RasulpurBihar (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rasulpur plotted against Bihar and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Rasulpur's incremental SNDi rose from 4.97 to 6.12 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rasulpur ranked 212th out of 264 cities in Bihar and 1619th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.12
Rank in India
1395th of 1868
Rank in Bihar
179th of 264

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.51
Rank in India
1619th of 1868
Rank in Bihar
212th of 264

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RasulpurHanfordHiranpur

In new street additions, Rasulpur fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Hanford built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Hiranpur fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Rasulpur fluctuated in connectivity, while Hanford became progressively more disconnected and Hiranpur became progressively more disconnected.