Bahuara in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bahuara in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BahuaraUttar Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bahuara plotted against Uttar Pradesh and India. The SNDi of new construction in Bahuara peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Uttar Pradesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Bahuara's incremental SNDi fell from 3.45 to 2.33 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bahuara ranked 104th out of 291 cities in Uttar Pradesh and 745th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.33
Rank in India
142nd of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
48th of 291

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.47
Rank in India
745th of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
104th of 291

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BahuaraAr RiyadLehra

In new street additions, Bahuara built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Ar Riyaḑ built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Lehra fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Bahuara grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Ar Riyaḑ became progressively more disconnected and Lehra fluctuated in connectivity. Bahuara and Lehra have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.