Chapra in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Chapra in context

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChapraWest Bengal (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chapra plotted against West Bengal and India. The SNDi of new construction in Chapra peaked in 1991-2005, compared to West Bengal which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and India which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Chapra's incremental SNDi fell from 5.64 to 4.2 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chapra ranked 53rd out of 140 cities in West Bengal and 1206th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.2
Rank in India
672nd of 1868
Rank in West Bengal
14th of 140

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.25
Rank in India
1206th of 1868
Rank in West Bengal
53rd of 140

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChapraTaibeKyolo

In new street additions, Chapra built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Taibe built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Kyolo fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Chapra grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Taibe became progressively more disconnected and Kyolo fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Chapra had a more connected network than Taibe in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.