Street-network Sprawl in Bilaspur Khurd, India

What is Street-network sprawl?

Street-network Sprawl is a way to measure urban sprawl, worldwide, through the connectedness of the streets. Less sprawl means more connected, more walkable streets. Well-connected streets – like New York City’s grid – are more walkable and can be served by public transit.

The street network is permanent, and its connectivity affects the livability and environmental footprint of cities for decades and centuries to come. In places with more connected streets, residents drive less and walk more. A well-connected street network is associated with better outcomes for health, the environment, sustainable consumption, social integration, and equity.

We can quantify how connected street networks are with the Street Network Disconnectedness Index (SNDi).

SNDi -- our measure of street-network sprawl (disconnectedness)

The SNDi is a comprehensive measurement of “sprawl”. It captures:

A higher SNDi means less-connected streets – i.e., more sprawl. For the 10137 cities in our dataset, the average SNDi is 2.25, with half of the cities' SNDis falling between 1.08 and 3.25.

More information on the sprawl index can be found in these research papers:

To see the state of street-network sprawl across the globe, visit the sprawlmap.

Bilaspur Khurd: city in Haryana, India

What exactly constitutes the spatial extent of the city? For these aggregations, we used the Global Human Settlement Layer Urban Center Database (GHS-UCDB) to define the boundaries of the city. These cities -- or urban centers -- cover areas that are densely populated and built-up, and so may extend beyond the spatial borders of these cities that we may be familiar with. The GHS area is shaded in blue.

View Bilaspur Khurd, India on the sprawlmap

Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Bilaspur Khurd as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.96, which is highly disconnected.

Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 1.43, 4.91 and 5.16. Data was not available in 1975.

Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Bilaspur Khurd spans a total of 76 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1991-2000. These roads have an SNDi of 4.91, which is highly disconnected.

Effect on the aggregate network: New construction in each period adds to the total stock of streets, but does not change streets that have already been built. Therefore, it has a limited effect on the street network as a whole. The SNDis of the aggregate street network in the respective time periods are nan, 1.02, 4.57 and 4.96. Data was not available in 1975.

Bilaspur Khurd and Haryana do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Haryana rose steadily.

How do development practices in Bilaspur Khurd fare in comparison to others in Haryana? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Bilaspur Khurd was the 6th-most disconnected out of the 36 cities in Haryana. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Haryana, street construction in Bilaspur Khurd has become more disconnected. Bilaspur Khurd ranked 27th in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.

Bilaspur Khurd and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.

How do development practices in Bilaspur Khurd fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Bilaspur Khurd was the 208th-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in India, street construction in Bilaspur Khurd has become more disconnected. Bilaspur Khurd ranked 868th in 1976-1990, 196th in 1991-2000 and 208th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.

Bilaspur Khurd and Haryana do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Haryana rose steadily.

To date, Bilaspur Khurd is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 36 cities in Haryana. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Haryana, the street network in Bilaspur Khurd has become more disconnected. Bilaspur Khurd ranked 27th in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.

Bilaspur Khurd and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.

To date, Bilaspur Khurd is the 128th-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in India, the street network in Bilaspur Khurd has become more disconnected. Bilaspur Khurd ranked 1060th in 1976-1990, 158th in 1991-2000 and 128th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.

As of 2015, Bilaspur Khurd had a built-up area of 3.53 square kilometers, and a population of 55692 people.

These are some other cities with approximately the same population: