Gomastapur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gomastapur in context

4681012<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4681012<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GomastapurRajshahi (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gomastapur plotted against Rajshahi and Bangladesh. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Gomastapur's incremental SNDi rose from 4.72 to 11.6 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gomastapur ranked 14th out of 37 cities in Rajshahi and 72nd out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
11.6
Rank in Bangladesh
172nd of 234
Rank in Rajshahi
22nd of 37

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.0
Rank in Bangladesh
72nd of 234
Rank in Rajshahi
14th of 37

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

What about similarly populated cities?

4812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GomastapurManawarKaliganj

In new street additions, Gomastapur fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Manawar fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Kaliganj built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Gomastapur fluctuated in connectivity, while Manawar became progressively more connected and Kaliganj became progressively more disconnected. Gomastapur and Manawar have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.