Kushtia in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Kushtia in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kushtia plotted against Khulna and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Kushtia rose steadily, compared to Khulna which rose steadily and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Kushtia's incremental SNDi rose from 6.09 to 6.62 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kushtia ranked 12th out of 23 cities in Khulna and 95th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 6.62
- Rank in Bangladesh
- 81st of 234
- Rank in Khulna
- 11th of 23
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 5.59
- Rank in Bangladesh
- 95th of 234
- Rank in Khulna
- 12th of 23
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Mannheim, Germany
- Nganjuk, Indonesia
- Chandrapur, India
- Bathinda, India
- Xinyang, China
- Shahkot, Pakistan
While Mannheim and Bathinda both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Kushtia built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Kushtia and Mannheim both became progressively more disconnected, while Bathinda fluctuated in connectivity.