Rajgangpur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rajgangpur in context

3.64.24.85.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.24.85.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RajgangpurOdisha (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rajgangpur plotted against Odisha and India. The SNDi of new construction in Rajgangpur followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Odisha which rose steadily and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. In terms of the aggregate network, Rajgangpur ranked 41st out of 58 cities in Odisha and 1261st out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.39
Rank in India
1261st of 1868
Rank in Odisha
41st of 58

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
RajgangpurFashnKitengela

In new street additions, Rajgangpur fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Fashn built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Kitengela built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Rajgangpur fluctuated in connectivity, while Fashn became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Kitengela became progressively more disconnected. Rajgangpur and Fashn have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.