Nichlaul in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nichlaul in context

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NichlaulUttar Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nichlaul plotted against Uttar Pradesh and India. The SNDi of new construction in Nichlaul followed a zig-zag trend, 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. In terms of the aggregate network, Nichlaul ranked 5th out of 291 cities in Uttar Pradesh and 16th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.1
Rank in India
16th of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
5th of 291

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NichlaulSanta Cruz BarillasJerusalem

While Santa Cruz Barillas and Jerusalem both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Nichlaul fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Santa Cruz Barillas and Jerusalem both became progressively more disconnected, while Nichlaul fluctuated in connectivity. Nichlaul and Santa Cruz Barillas have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.