Manikganj in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Manikganj in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Manikganj plotted against Dhaka and Bangladesh. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Manikganj's incremental SNDi rose from 7.56 to 9.55 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Manikganj ranked 29th out of 40 cities in Dhaka and 158th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 9.55
- Rank in Bangladesh
- 142nd of 234
- Rank in Dhaka
- 25th of 40
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 8.01
- Rank in Bangladesh
- 158th of 234
- Rank in Dhaka
- 29th of 40
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Sanhe, China
- Pandaul, India
- Mawlamyinegyunn, Myanmar
- Bhalwal, Pakistan
- Ramagundam, India
- Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan
While Sanhe and Bhalwal both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Manikganj fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Manikganj and Sanhe have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.