Ganpatganj in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ganpatganj in context

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GanpatganjBihar (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ganpatganj plotted against Bihar and India. The SNDi of new construction in Ganpatganj followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Bihar 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, Ganpatganj ranked 4th out of 264 cities in Bihar and 49th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.49
Rank in India
49th of 1868
Rank in Bihar
4th of 264

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
Ganpatganjmnddy fyD abdBafwasende

In new street additions, منڈی فیض آباد and Bafwasende both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Ganpatganj fluctuated in street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, منڈی فیض آباد and Bafwasende both became progressively more disconnected, while Ganpatganj fluctuated in connectivity. Ganpatganj and منڈی فیض آباد have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.