Kalihati in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Kalihati in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kalihati plotted against Dhaka and Bangladesh. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kalihati's incremental SNDi rose from 6.5 to 9.1 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kalihati ranked 28th out of 40 cities in Dhaka and 157th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 9.1
- Rank in Bangladesh
- 132nd of 234
- Rank in Dhaka
- 22nd of 40
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 7.99
- Rank in Bangladesh
- 157th of 234
- Rank in Dhaka
- 28th of 40
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Bhusawal, India
- Thái Nguyên, Vietnam
- Sungai Petani, Malaysia
- Iași, Romania
- Girga, Egypt
- Wazirabad, Pakistan
In new street additions, Kalihati and Bhusawal both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Iași built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Kalihati and Bhusawal both fluctuated in connectivity, while Iași became progressively more disconnected. Kalihati and Bhusawal have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.