Bhedarganj in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Bhedarganj in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bhedarganj plotted against Dhaka and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Bhedarganj rose steadily, 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, Bhedarganj's incremental SNDi rose from 7.77 to 8.99 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bhedarganj ranked 26th out of 40 cities in Dhaka and 137th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 8.99
- Rank in Bangladesh
- 130th of 234
- Rank in Dhaka
- 21st of 40
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 7.1
- Rank in Bangladesh
- 137th of 234
- Rank in Dhaka
- 26th of 40
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Injibara, Ethiopia
- Ourense, Spain
- Terni, Italy
- Damaturu, Nigeria
- Beechwood, United States
- Shamsabad, India
In new street additions, Bhedarganj and Injibara both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Damaturu fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Bhedarganj and Injibara have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.