Imphal in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Imphal in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Imphal plotted against Manipur and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Imphal's incremental SNDi rose from 3.64 to 6.53 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Imphal ranked 3rd out of 7 cities in Manipur and 1323rd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 6.53
- Rank in India
- 1494th of 1868
- Rank in Manipur
- 3rd of 7
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.52
- Rank in India
- 1323rd of 1868
- Rank in Manipur
- 3rd of 7
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Xingtai, China
- Yueyang, China
- Udaipur, India
- Cúcuta, Colombia
- Homs, Syria
- Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh
Imphal, Xingtai, and Cúcuta all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. Looking at the full network, Xingtai and Cúcuta both became progressively more disconnected, while Imphal fluctuated in connectivity.