Bhawaniganj in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bhawaniganj in context

46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
46810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BhawaniganjRajshahi (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bhawaniganj plotted against Rajshahi and Bangladesh. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Bhawaniganj's incremental SNDi rose from 8.95 to 10.51 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bhawaniganj ranked 33rd out of 37 cities in Rajshahi and 195th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
10.51
Rank in Bangladesh
155th of 234
Rank in Rajshahi
16th of 37

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
10.44
Rank in Bangladesh
195th of 234
Rank in Rajshahi
33rd of 37

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

What about similarly populated cities?

4681012<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4681012<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BhawaniganjMyan AungBanmankhi

While Myan Aung and Banmankhi both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, Bhawaniganj fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Myan Aung and Banmankhi both became progressively more disconnected, while Bhawaniganj grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Bhawaniganj and Myan Aung have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.