Thakurganj in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Thakurganj in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Thakurganj plotted against Bihar and India. The SNDi of new construction in Thakurganj peaked in 1991-2005, 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, Thakurganj's incremental SNDi fell from 7.68 to 5.91 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Thakurganj ranked 237th out of 264 cities in Bihar and 1728th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.91
- Rank in India
- 1348th of 1868
- Rank in Bihar
- 173rd of 264
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 6.33
- Rank in India
- 1728th of 1868
- Rank in Bihar
- 237th of 264
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Shangguancun, China
- Allai, Pakistan
- Ledong Li Autonomous County, China
- Cuyahoga Falls, United States
- Tikapur, Nepal
- São Sebastião do Paraíso, Brazil
In new street additions, Thakurganj built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Shangguancun built increasingly connected streets over time and Cuyahoga Falls built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Thakurganj grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Shangguancun became progressively more connected and Cuyahoga Falls became progressively more disconnected. Thakurganj and Shangguancun have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.