Tarapur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Tarapur in context

3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TarapurBihar (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Tarapur plotted against Bihar and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Tarapur's incremental SNDi rose from 5.62 to 6.41 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Tarapur ranked 229th out of 264 cities in Bihar and 1687th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.41
Rank in India
1468th of 1868
Rank in Bihar
189th of 264

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.93
Rank in India
1687th of 1868
Rank in Bihar
229th of 264

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TarapurChangliShrirampur

Tarapur, Changli, and Shrirampur all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. Looking at the full network, Changli and Shrirampur both became progressively more disconnected, while Tarapur fluctuated in connectivity.