Bankura in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bankura in context

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BankuraWest Bengal (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bankura plotted against West Bengal and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Bankura's incremental SNDi rose from 3.74 to 4.25 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bankura ranked 32nd out of 140 cities in West Bengal and 933rd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.25
Rank in India
690th of 1868
Rank in West Bengal
15th of 140

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.79
Rank in India
933rd of 1868
Rank in West Bengal
32nd of 140

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3.23.64<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.23.64<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BankuraPemalangLufeng

In new street additions, Bankura and Pemalang both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Lufeng built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Bankura and Pemalang both became progressively more disconnected, while Lufeng became progressively more connected. Notably, Bankura had a more connected network than Lufeng in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.