Bargarh in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bargarh 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
BargarhOdisha (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bargarh plotted against Odisha and India. The SNDi of new construction in Bargarh rose steadily, compared to Odisha which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Bargarh's incremental SNDi rose from 4.22 to 4.66 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bargarh ranked 25th out of 58 cities in Odisha and 728th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.66
Rank in India
873rd of 1868
Rank in Odisha
20th of 58

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.45
Rank in India
728th of 1868
Rank in Odisha
25th of 58

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
BargarhAmersfoortKapoeta

While Amersfoort and Kapoeta both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Bargarh built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Bargarh and Amersfoort both became progressively more disconnected, while Kapoeta grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Bargarh had a more connected network than Kapoeta in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.