Kishoreganj in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kishoreganj in context

6912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
6912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KishoreganjDhaka (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kishoreganj plotted against Dhaka and Bangladesh. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kishoreganj's incremental SNDi rose from 11.47 to 13.31 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kishoreganj ranked 35th out of 40 cities in Dhaka and 208th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
13.31
Rank in Bangladesh
194th of 234
Rank in Dhaka
36th of 40

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
11.48
Rank in Bangladesh
208th of 234
Rank in Dhaka
35th of 40

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KishoreganjDhulianCixi

Kishoreganj, Dhulian, and Cixi all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. Looking at the full network, Dhulian and Cixi both fluctuated in connectivity, while Kishoreganj became progressively more disconnected. Kishoreganj and Dhulian have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.