Khoksha in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Khoksha in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Khoksha plotted against Khulna and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Khoksha followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Khulna which rose steadily and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Khoksha's incremental SNDi fell from 5.01 to 3.89 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Khoksha ranked 3rd out of 23 cities in Khulna and 30th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 3.89
- Rank in Bangladesh
- 15th of 234
- Rank in Khulna
- 2nd of 23
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.82
- Rank in Bangladesh
- 30th of 234
- Rank in Khulna
- 3rd of 23
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Rashaida Al Hafayer, Sudan
- Gwaram, Nigeria
- Alanda, India
- Nandikotkur, India
- Qingping, China
- Sathupally, India
In new street additions, Khoksha fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Rashaida Al Hafayer fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Nandikotkur built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Khoksha fluctuated in connectivity, while Rashaida Al Hafayer fluctuated in connectivity and Nandikotkur became progressively more disconnected. Khoksha and Rashaida Al Hafayer have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.