Kumarkhali in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Kumarkhali in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kumarkhali plotted against Khulna and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Kumarkhali 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, Kumarkhali's incremental SNDi rose from 10.2 to 16.43 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kumarkhali ranked 21st out of 23 cities in Khulna and 199th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 16.43
- Rank in Bangladesh
- 211th of 234
- Rank in Khulna
- 21st of 23
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 10.6
- Rank in Bangladesh
- 199th of 234
- Rank in Khulna
- 21st of 23
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Kumarkhali fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Dambam built increasingly connected streets over time and Ngong built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Kumarkhali fluctuated in connectivity, while Dambam became progressively more connected and Ngong became progressively more disconnected. Kumarkhali and Dambam have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.