Hazaribagh in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hazaribagh in context

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HazaribaghJharkhand (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hazaribagh plotted against Jharkhand and India. The SNDi of new construction in Hazaribagh 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, Hazaribagh's incremental SNDi rose from 4.65 to 5.32 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hazaribagh ranked 34th out of 46 cities in Jharkhand and 1353rd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.32
Rank in India
1156th of 1868
Rank in Jharkhand
27th of 46

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.59
Rank in India
1353rd of 1868
Rank in Jharkhand
34th 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
HazaribaghLimeiraMonclova

Hazaribagh, Limeira, and Monclova all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Hazaribagh and Limeira have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.