Sheohar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sheohar in context

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
SheoharBihar (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sheohar plotted against Bihar and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Sheohar's incremental SNDi rose from 3.39 to 4.02 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sheohar ranked 48th out of 264 cities in Bihar and 830th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.02
Rank in India
594th of 1868
Rank in Bihar
49th of 264

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.61
Rank in India
830th of 1868
Rank in Bihar
48th of 264

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SheoharChonnaeGrand Junction

In new street additions, Sheohar fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Chonnae built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Grand Junction built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Sheohar fluctuated in connectivity, while Chonnae became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Grand Junction became progressively more disconnected. Sheohar and Grand Junction have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.