Bhanga in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bhanga in context

45678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
45678<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BhangaDhaka (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bhanga plotted against Dhaka and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Bhanga peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Dhaka which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Bhanga's incremental SNDi fell from 5.89 to 4.3 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bhanga ranked 16th out of 40 cities in Dhaka and 96th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.3
Rank in Bangladesh
23rd of 234
Rank in Dhaka
3rd of 40

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.63
Rank in Bangladesh
96th of 234
Rank in Dhaka
16th of 40

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BhangaTakestanBokainagar

In new street additions, Bhanga built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Takestan built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Bokainagar fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Bhanga grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Takestan became progressively more disconnected and Bokainagar fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Bhanga had a more sprawly network than Bokainagar in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.