Bokainagar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bokainagar in context

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BokainagarMymensingh (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bokainagar plotted against Mymensingh and Bangladesh. While Mymensingh and Bangladesh both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Bokainagar's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Bokainagar's incremental SNDi rose from 3.89 to 5.75 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bokainagar ranked 18th out of 24 cities in Mymensingh and 136th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.75
Rank in Bangladesh
56th of 234
Rank in Mymensingh
12th of 24

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
7.1
Rank in Bangladesh
136th of 234
Rank in Mymensingh
18th of 24

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BokainagarBhangaCaconda

In new street additions, Bokainagar fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Bhanga built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Caconda built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Bokainagar fluctuated in connectivity, while Bhanga grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Caconda became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Bokainagar had a more connected network than Bhanga in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.