Mallikpratap in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Mallikpratap in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Mallikpratap plotted against West Bengal and India. The SNDi of new construction in Mallikpratap followed a zig-zag trend, 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. In terms of the aggregate network, Mallikpratap ranked 120th out of 140 cities in West Bengal and 1768th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- N/A
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 6.76
- Rank in India
- 1768th of 1868
- Rank in West Bengal
- 120th of 140
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Carlisle, United Kingdom
- Bintulu, Malaysia
- Haikou, China
- Charanikhali, India
- Baiji, Iraq
- Maple Ridge, Canada
While Carlisle and Charanikhali both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Mallikpratap fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Carlisle and Charanikhali both became progressively more disconnected, while Mallikpratap fluctuated in connectivity. Mallikpratap and Carlisle have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.