Bhinga in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bhinga 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
BhingaUttar Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bhinga plotted against Uttar Pradesh and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Bhinga's incremental SNDi rose from 2.73 to 4.37 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bhinga ranked 97th out of 291 cities in Uttar Pradesh and 652nd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.37
Rank in India
744th of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
143rd of 291

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.34
Rank in India
652nd of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
97th of 291

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BhingaKaMaqhekezaDingnan

Bhinga, KaMaqhekeza, and Dingnan all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Bhinga and KaMaqhekeza have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.