Bajitpur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bajitpur in context

5678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
5678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BajitpurDhaka (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bajitpur plotted against Dhaka and Bangladesh. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Bajitpur's incremental SNDi rose from 6.52 to 7.22 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bajitpur ranked 23rd out of 40 cities in Dhaka and 127th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.22
Rank in Bangladesh
95th of 234
Rank in Dhaka
13th of 40

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.69
Rank in Bangladesh
127th of 234
Rank in Dhaka
23rd of 40

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BajitpurYunchengTamale

In new street additions, Bajitpur and Tamale both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Yuncheng built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Bajitpur fluctuated in connectivity, while Yuncheng became progressively more connected and Tamale became progressively more disconnected. Bajitpur and Yuncheng have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.