Unchahar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Unchahar in context

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
UnchaharUttar Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Unchahar plotted against Uttar Pradesh and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Unchahar's incremental SNDi rose from 2.16 to 11.31 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Unchahar ranked 218th out of 291 cities in Uttar Pradesh and 1395th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
11.31
Rank in India
1758th of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
276th of 291

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.7
Rank in India
1395th of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
218th of 291

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
UnchaharChengchengEl Vigia

Unchahar, Chengcheng, and El Vigía all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Unchahar and El Vigía both became progressively more disconnected, while Chengcheng fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Unchahar had a more connected network than El Vigía in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.