Bhachau in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Bhachau in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bhachau plotted against Gujarat and India. The SNDi of new construction in Bhachau followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Gujarat which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Bhachau's incremental SNDi fell from 7.54 to 4.54 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bhachau ranked 87th out of 92 cities in Gujarat and 1735th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.54
- Rank in India
- 822nd of 1868
- Rank in Gujarat
- 40th of 92
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 6.41
- Rank in India
- 1735th of 1868
- Rank in Gujarat
- 87th of 92
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Zamania, India
- Sukasari, Indonesia
- Qin, China
- Bambari, Central African Republic
- Cairns, Australia
- Barharwa, India
In new street additions, Bhachau and Zamania both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Bambari built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Bhachau and Zamania both fluctuated in connectivity, while Bambari became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Bhachau had a more connected network than Zamania in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.