Deoghar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Deoghar in context

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DeogharJharkhand (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Deoghar plotted against Jharkhand and India. The SNDi of new construction in Deoghar rose steadily, compared to Jharkhand which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Deoghar's incremental SNDi rose from 3.98 to 4.91 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Deoghar ranked 23rd out of 46 cities in Jharkhand and 993rd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.91
Rank in India
1000th of 1868
Rank in Jharkhand
22nd of 46

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.87
Rank in India
993rd of 1868
Rank in Jharkhand
23rd of 46

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DeogharIvanovoSanta Marta

While Ivanovo and Santa Marta both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Deoghar built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Deoghar and Ivanovo have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.