Bhangura in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bhangura in context

456789<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
456789<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BhanguraRajshahi (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bhangura plotted against Rajshahi and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Bhangura followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Rajshahi which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. In terms of the aggregate network, Bhangura ranked 21st out of 37 cities in Rajshahi and 141st out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
7.17
Rank in Bangladesh
141st of 234
Rank in Rajshahi
21st of 37

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
BhanguraFugouLufeng

While Fugou and Lufeng both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, Bhangura fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Fugou and Lufeng both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Bhangura became progressively more disconnected. Bhangura and Fugou have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.