Louhajang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Louhajang in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Louhajang plotted against Dhaka and Bangladesh. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Louhajang's incremental SNDi rose from 5.71 to 6.59 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Louhajang ranked 19th out of 40 cities in Dhaka and 111th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.59
Rank in Bangladesh
80th of 234
Rank in Dhaka
10th of 40

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.22
Rank in Bangladesh
111th of 234
Rank in Dhaka
19th of 40

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LouhajangHuamboNottingham

In new street additions, Louhajang fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Huambo built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Nottingham built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Huambo and Nottingham both became progressively more disconnected, while Louhajang fluctuated in connectivity.