Durlovpur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Durlovpur in context

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DurlovpurWest Bengal (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Durlovpur plotted against West Bengal and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Durlovpur's incremental SNDi rose from 4.36 to 5.04 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Durlovpur ranked 76th out of 140 cities in West Bengal and 1483rd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.04
Rank in India
1055th of 1868
Rank in West Bengal
28th of 140

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.96
Rank in India
1483rd of 1868
Rank in West Bengal
76th of 140

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DurlovpurZhongxinMinab

In new street additions, Durlovpur and Minab both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Zhongxin built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Durlovpur and Minab both fluctuated in connectivity, while Zhongxin became progressively more disconnected.