Saharsa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Saharsa in context

3.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.544.55<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SaharsaBihar (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Saharsa plotted against Bihar and India. The SNDi of new construction in Saharsa rose steadily, 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, Saharsa's incremental SNDi rose from 4.94 to 5.18 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Saharsa ranked 133rd out of 264 cities in Bihar and 1354th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.18
Rank in India
1106th of 1868
Rank in Bihar
129th of 264

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.6
Rank in India
1354th of 1868
Rank in Bihar
133rd of 264

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SaharsaHueVung Tau

In new street additions, Saharsa built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Huế built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Vũng Tàu fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Saharsa and Vũng Tàu both became progressively more disconnected, while Huế grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Notably, Saharsa had a more sprawly network than Huế in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.