Balipara in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Balipara in context

56789<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
56789<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BaliparaMymensingh (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Balipara plotted against Mymensingh and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Balipara peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Mymensingh which rose steadily and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Balipara's incremental SNDi fell from 5.6 to 5.24 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Balipara ranked 17th out of 24 cities in Mymensingh and 120th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.24
Rank in Bangladesh
42nd of 234
Rank in Mymensingh
6th of 24

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.5
Rank in Bangladesh
120th of 234
Rank in Mymensingh
17th of 24

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BaliparaSilayElda

While Silay and Elda both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Balipara built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved in new street additions. For the full network, Balipara grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Silay fluctuated in connectivity and Elda became progressively more disconnected.