Rajbari in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rajbari in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rajbari plotted against Dhaka and Bangladesh. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Rajbari's incremental SNDi rose from 7.13 to 8.25 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rajbari ranked 27th out of 40 cities in Dhaka and 142nd out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
8.25
Rank in Bangladesh
117th of 234
Rank in Dhaka
19th of 40

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
7.26
Rank in Bangladesh
142nd of 234
Rank in Dhaka
27th of 40

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

What about similarly populated cities?

481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RajbariKurigramOucun

In new street additions, Rajbari and Oucun both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kurigram built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Rajbari and Kurigram both became progressively more disconnected, while Oucun fluctuated in connectivity. Rajbari and Kurigram have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.