Bansgaon in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bansgaon in context

012345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
012345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BansgaonUttar Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bansgaon plotted against Uttar Pradesh and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Bansgaon's incremental SNDi rose from 0.95 to 1.35 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bansgaon ranked 23rd out of 291 cities in Uttar Pradesh and 81st out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.35
Rank in India
47th of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
15th of 291

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.78
Rank in India
81st of 1868
Rank in Uttar Pradesh
23rd of 291

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BansgaonPort VilaKapri Kheda

In new street additions, Bansgaon fluctuated in street-construction patterns, while Port Vila built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Kapri Kheda built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Bansgaon and Port Vila both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Kapri Kheda became progressively more disconnected. Bansgaon and Port Vila have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.