Chapainawabganj in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Chapainawabganj in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chapainawabganj plotted against Rajshahi and Bangladesh. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Chapainawabganj's incremental SNDi rose from 6.13 to 8.42 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chapainawabganj ranked 16th out of 37 cities in Rajshahi and 100th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
8.42
Rank in Bangladesh
123rd of 234
Rank in Rajshahi
13th of 37

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.75
Rank in Bangladesh
100th of 234
Rank in Rajshahi
16th 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
ChapainawabganjHomsKrasnodar

In new street additions, Chapainawabganj and Homs both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Krasnodar built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Chapainawabganj and Homs have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.