Robertsganj in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Robertsganj 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
RobertsganjUttar Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Robertsganj plotted against Uttar Pradesh and India. The SNDi of new construction in Robertsganj rose steadily, 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, Robertsganj's incremental SNDi rose from 3.31 to 3.54 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Robertsganj ranked 82nd out of 291 cities in Uttar Pradesh and 506th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.54
Rank in India
411th of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
82nd of 291

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.08
Rank in India
506th of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
82nd 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
RobertsganjKhoyRushan

In new street additions, Robertsganj and Khoy both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Rushan built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Robertsganj and Khoy both became progressively more disconnected, while Rushan grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Robertsganj and Rushan have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.