Muragacha in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Muragacha in context

45678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
45678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MuragachaWest Bengal (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Muragacha plotted against West Bengal and India. The SNDi of new construction in Muragacha 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, Muragacha ranked 112th out of 140 cities in West Bengal and 1723rd out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.29
Rank in India
1723rd of 1868
Rank in West Bengal
112th of 140

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

What about similarly populated cities?

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MuragachaIleroMorondava

While Ilero and Morondava both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Muragacha fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Ilero and Morondava both became progressively more disconnected, while Muragacha fluctuated in connectivity. Muragacha and Ilero have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.