Unchahar in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Unchahar in context
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?
- Chengcheng, China
- Tauranga, New Zealand
- Kribi, Cameroon
- El Vigía, Venezuela
- Bhatkal, India
- Bihta, India
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.