Kaliganj in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kaliganj in context

691215<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
691215<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KaliganjKhulna (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kaliganj plotted against Khulna and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Kaliganj rose steadily, compared to Khulna which rose steadily and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Kaliganj's incremental SNDi rose from 11.74 to 14.16 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kaliganj ranked 22nd out of 23 cities in Khulna and 205th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
14.16
Rank in Bangladesh
200th of 234
Rank in Khulna
20th of 23

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
11.12
Rank in Bangladesh
205th of 234
Rank in Khulna
22nd of 23

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

What about similarly populated cities?

04812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
04812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KaliganjGomastapurKasserine

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