Korba in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Korba in context

2.83.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KorbaChhattisgarh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Korba plotted against Chhattisgarh and India. The SNDi of new construction in Korba rose steadily, compared to Chhattisgarh which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Korba's incremental SNDi rose from 4.52 to 5.37 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Korba ranked 16th out of 29 cities in Chhattisgarh and 876th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.37
Rank in India
1172nd of 1868
Rank in Chhattisgarh
18th of 29

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.7
Rank in India
876th of 1868
Rank in Chhattisgarh
16th of 29

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KorbaCatia La Mar [La Guaira]Dhubri

While Catia La Mar [La Guaira] and Dhubri both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Korba built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Korba and Catia La Mar [La Guaira] both became progressively more disconnected, while Dhubri fluctuated in connectivity.