Husainabad in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Husainabad 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
HusainabadJharkhand (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Husainabad plotted against Jharkhand and India. The SNDi of new construction in Husainabad 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, Husainabad's incremental SNDi rose from 4.63 to 4.86 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Husainabad ranked 15th out of 46 cities in Jharkhand and 680th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.86
Rank in India
970th of 1868
Rank in Jharkhand
20th of 46

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.38
Rank in India
680th of 1868
Rank in Jharkhand
15th of 46

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HusainabadUnsanCatalao

In new street additions, Husainabad built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Unsan built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Catalão fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Husainabad and Catalão both became progressively more disconnected, while Unsan grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Husainabad and Unsan have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.