Dhulauri in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Dhulauri in context

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DhulauriRajshahi (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Dhulauri plotted against Rajshahi and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Dhulauri 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, Dhulauri ranked 29th out of 37 cities in Rajshahi and 185th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
N/A

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
9.72
Rank in Bangladesh
185th of 234
Rank in Rajshahi
29th of 37

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246810<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DhulauriBayhanKatlang

In new street additions, Dhulauri fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Bayhan built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Katlang fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Dhulauri became progressively more disconnected, while Bayhan became progressively more disconnected and Katlang fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Dhulauri had a more connected network than Katlang in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.