Paralakhemundi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Paralakhemundi in context

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ParalakhemundiOdisha (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Paralakhemundi plotted against Odisha and India. The SNDi of new construction in Paralakhemundi rose steadily, compared to Odisha which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Paralakhemundi's incremental SNDi rose from 4.15 to 4.84 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Paralakhemundi ranked 33rd out of 58 cities in Odisha and 944th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.84
Rank in India
962nd of 1868
Rank in Odisha
21st of 58

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.8
Rank in India
944th of 1868
Rank in Odisha
33rd 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
ParalakhemundiIssiaDouai

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