Dhampur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Dhampur in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DhampurUttar Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Dhampur plotted against Uttar Pradesh and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Dhampur's incremental SNDi rose from 2.39 to 3.66 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Dhampur ranked 66th out of 291 cities in Uttar Pradesh and 407th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.66
Rank in India
456th of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
91st of 291

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.83
Rank in India
407th of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
66th 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
DhampurBangaonMary

In new street additions, Dhampur and Mary both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Bangaon built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Dhampur and Mary both fluctuated in connectivity, while Bangaon became progressively more disconnected. Dhampur and Bangaon have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.